Skyrocketing Heating Costs? Thank Annie Kuster!
As New Hampshire families continue facing bitter cold temperatures and skyrocketing home heating bills, Annie Kuster continues showing that she simply doesn’t care. Kuster’s latest head-scratcher: Voting against legislation, H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, that would streamline the approval process for infrastructure projects to bring affordable energy to New England.
Back in September, National Grid warned consumers of the possibility of utility rate spikes due to the lacking pipeline infrastructure across New England, and this is a problem that won’t be going away anytime soon. According to the New York Times, utility costs will remain high until “they can increase the pipeline capacity for natural gas, which powers more than half of New England.”
So why did Kuster vote with Nancy Pelosi (D – Sunny California) against a bill that would streamline the construction of natural gas pipelines? Probably because the Obama Administration opposes the legislation. And we all know that Annie Kuster wouldn’t dare stand up to the President since she describes herself as one of his strongest supporters in Congress.