Congressman Patrick McHenry's office says that he will be visiting Western North Carolina this week, and his office says he wants to talk about how to lower gas prices. But up in Washington, D.C., Congressman McHenry votes "no" to every attempt to establish a comprehensive energy policy that would lower gas prices for working families.

-McHenry voted "no" to requiring oil companies to drill on the 68 million acres that they already hold leases for, which could produce 4.8 million barrels of oil and 44.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily (H.R. 6251, 6/26/08). Drilling on these public lands could double U.S. oil production and cut oil imports by one-third.

-McHenry voted "no" to cracking down on oil speculators that artificially inflate the price of oil (H.R. 6604, 7/30/08).

-McHenry voted "no" to releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (H.R. 6578, 7/24/08). Each time the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been tapped or deposits suspended, the price of oil has dropped by at least 19%.

-McHenry voted "no" to tax credits for investment in alternative energy (H.R. 2776, 8/4/07).

-McHenry voted "no" to cracking down on gas price gauging (H.R. 1252, 5/23/07).

-But McHenry says "yes" to $25,500 in campaign donations from oil and gas companies.

Daniel Johnson understands how skyrocketing gas prices shrink our families' budgets and our businesses' bottom lines. In Congress, Daniel Johnson pledges to work with both parties to establish an aggressive, comprehensive strategy for lowering prices at the pump. Daniel Johnson will vote to increase refinery capacity, to force oil companies to drill on the lands they already own, and to end tax breaks for oil companies making record profits so the U.S. can invest in alternative energy that creates jobs and brings down the price of a tank of gas.

For more about Daniel Johnson's campaign to represent Western North Carolina from the 10th Congressional District, please visit www.danieljohnson08.com.