Career politician Bob Casey’s years in Washington have put him out of with touch with the everyday challenges facing the middle class in Pennsylvania, particularly skyrocketing gas prices. Back when Casey began his political career over 15 years ago, the national average price of gasoline was $1.23. Pennsylvanians now battle an average price of gasoline at a staggering $3.57 per gallon – nearly three times what it was when Casey first took office.
Unable to relate to climbing gas prices, Casey has supported energy proposals that would actually make matters worse. Under the reckless cap-and-trade energy tax agenda that Casey supported, Pennsylvanians would pay nearly $300 more a year for gasoline in 2025. Does Casey really understand the struggles of Pennsylvanians? It’s clear from the numbers that Casey is just another career politician that has championed an irresponsible Washington energy agenda which has done little to protect the interests of hard-working Pennsylvanians.
Casey Was Elected To Serve Two Terms As Pennsylvania Auditor General From 1997 to 2005. (Bob Casey For Senate, www.bobcasey.com, Accessed 7/26/11)
Casey Won The 2006 Senate Race With 2,392,984 (58.7%) Votes Against Incumbent Republican Rick Santorum Who Received 1,684,778 (41.3%) Votes. (Pennsylvania Department Of State, www.dos.state.pa.us, Accessed 7/26/11
In 1997, The National Average Price Of Unleaded Regular Motor Gasoline Was $1.234. (U.S. Energy Information Administration Website, www.eia.gov, Accessed 4/18/12)
In February 2012, The National Average Price Of Unleaded Regular Motor Gasoline Was $3.572. (U.S. Energy Information Administration Website, www.eia.gov, Accessed 4/18/12)
Casey Voted For Cloture On A Lieberman-Warner Amendment That Would Set Up A Nationwide Cap-And-Trade System. “Motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Boxer, D-Calif., substitute amendment no. 4825 that would cap greenhouse gas emissions nationwide and set up a trading system for companies to buy and sell emissions allowances.” (S. 3036, CQ Vote #145: Rejected 48-36: R 7-32; D 39-4; I 2-0, 6/6/08, Casey Voted Yea)
- Under Lieberman-Warner, Pennsylvanians Would Pay An Additional $293 For Gasoline By 2025. (William Beach, David Kreutzer, Ben Lieberman, and Nicolas Loris, “How Pennsylvania Would Be Affected By The Lieberman-Warner Climate Change Legislation,” The Heritage Foundation, www.heritage.org, 5/20/08)