Heller on Obama Gulf oil speech: “Nation is looking for leadership”

Following President Barack Obama's Oval Office speech in which he laid out his response to the Gulf oil spill, Rep. Dean Heller, R-Nev., put out this statement:

“While the nation is looking for leadership and solutions to the gulf oil spill, the President makes a renewed pitch to increase energy taxes through cap and trade. While he talks about his support for renewable energy, his Administration has taken away funds that help spur geothermal energy development in local communities. This environmental disaster should be an opportunity for both Democrats and Republicans to come together to find solutions to our nations long term energy needs, not as a tool to promote divisive partisan policies that cater to east coast environmental interests.”