A message on our energy crisis

America is in the midst of a growing energy crisis that is having a devastating effect on manufacturers.

Congress and the Bush Administration have contributed to this problem and now should look in the mirror to help fix it.

The National Assn. of Manufacturers has, for many years, pointed out that there is a fundamental imbalance between energy demand and the supply structure in our country.

We warned that misguided public policies that restrict development and modernization of our natural gas and oil infrastructure would lead to massive energy-price increases. Yet here we are again providing an Economics 101 lesson.

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