Congressman Ken Calvert introduced a resolution on Apr. 29 condemning California and other states for implementing policies that limit domestic oil production, raise gasoline prices, and affect American energy security and national defense.
The resolution highlights concerns about how these state-level policies restrict energy supplies and increase costs for consumers, including the U.S. military. Calvert previously addressed the issue in an op-ed published last month in the Orange County Register.
“California’s radical anti-energy policies are having a devastating effect on our economy as well as our national security,” said Rep. Ken Calvert. “The high taxes and burdensome red tape put in place by liberals in Sacramento have resulted in declining energy production as well as refining capacity. While California families are routinely hit with the highest gasoline prices in the country, the one thing worse than expensive energy is no energy. Recent global events have once again exposed the dangers of a heavy dependence on foreign sources of energy. The readiness of the military bases located throughout California is dependent on reliable energy sources. California must revisit these ill-advised policies for the sake of our economic and national security.”
Calvert has served in Congress representing California’s 41st District since 1993, according to public records.
He was born in Corona, California in 1953 and currently resides there at age 69.
Calvert earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from San Diego State University in 1975.
