What specifically should Congress do, if anything, to address rising energy prices?
Congress must provide economic incentives to utilize all sources of energy and facilitate conservation. Developing all sources of domestic hydrocarbons is essential. Alaska’s economy requires that we supply hydrocarbons, consistent with the understanding since statehood that Alaska pulls its economic weight through development of its natural resources. 4. If oil and gasoline prices continue to rise, could you support government price controls? Market forces must be allowed to set the price to avoid greater upheaval in the future. I do support government investigation of trading practices that impact the price of crude. 5. Do you support drilling in ANWR? If the answer is yes, tell us something new that you as a member of Congress can do to open the coastal plain to drilling. Yes. After years of attempts to open ANWR I trust that all rational arguments have been presented. However, through a new, youthful charisma, I would prevail upon the naysayers that the desire to sacrifice ANWR to
