{"id":7549,"date":"2026-04-30T13:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7549"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:23:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:23:50","slug":"gop-rep-ken-calvert-slams-californias-energy-insanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7549","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep. Ken Calvert slams California\u2019s \u2018energy insanity\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>California\u2019s sky-high gas prices are being blasted by lawmakers in Congress as one Republican is now making it an official issue.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-41) rolled out a resolution Tuesday labeling the state\u2019s energy policies as a wallet-busting, security-risking mess, accusing leaders of choking off oil production and driving up costs for everyone \u2014 including the military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia\u2019s radical anti-energy policies are having a devastating effect on our economy as well as our national security,\u201d Calvert said, warning that heavy reliance on foreign oil could leave the US vulnerable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Calvert warned that heavy reliance on foreign oil could leave the US vulnerable. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The congressman took aim at the layers of taxes and fees baked into every gallon. <span class=\"credit\">CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The move comes as Californians continue to get hammered at the pump \u2014 something Calvert tore into in a recent op-ed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia is leading the nation \u2013 in all the wrong ways,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe Golden State has the highest unemployment rate, highest income taxes, highest fraud activity, and is the most unaffordable state in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices are a prime example, he argued, noting drivers are paying far above the national average \u2014 and not just because of global conflicts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gas prices are more than 20 cents higher than last week after a 5-cent spike on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cCalifornians are paying around $1.10-$1.40 per gallon in state taxes, climate programs, and regulatory costs alone.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt will not be because of a natural disaster, or a conflict in a far-off place, but because failed energy policies have hollowed out the backbone of the California economy and made California reliant on foreign oil imports,\u201d Calvert wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He also took aim at the layers of taxes and fees baked into every gallon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll in, Californians are paying around $1.10-$1.40 per gallon in state taxes, climate programs, and regulatory costs alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, stricter regulations have pushed refineries to shut down and production to plummet, he said \u2014 forcing the state to lean more heavily on foreign oil.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A train of tank cars enters the Chevron EL Segundo refinery, one of the largest petroleum processing facilities in California, on April 8, 2026 in El Segundo, California.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-41) rolled out a resolution Tuesday blasting the state\u2019s energy policies. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s be clear, we aren\u2019t ending our reliance on fossil fuels to power California\u2019s economy \u2013 we are offshoring jobs, economic opportunities, and dangerously making ourselves less energy independent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A senior analyst at GasBuddy warned this week that California drivers could see average gas prices climb to their highest levels since 2022.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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