Renewable Energy

“Instead of subsidizing yesterday’s energy sources, we need to invest in tomorrow’s. We need to invest in clean, renewable energy,” he said.

“Yes, we have to get rid of wasteful spending — and make no mistake, we’re going through every line of the budget scouring for savings. But we can do that without sacrificing our future,” he added.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said in response to the president that the Obama administration over the past two years has “declared what can only be described as a war on American energy.”

“It’s canceled dozens of drilling leases, imposed a moratorium on drilling off the Gulf Coast and increased permit fees. It’s done just about everything it can to keep our own energy sector from growing,” McConnell said.

McConnell said more must be done to increase domestic oil production.