More broken promises.

Excepts from Reid and Pelosi speech from January 2007. Amazing how far we have fallen from all their great promises when they took office in 2007. Where is the energy independence they promised?

Reid and Pelosi Deliver Address on the State of Our Union

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the National Press Club this
morning to deliver Democrats' national Address on the State of Our Union.
The new Democratic Congress is committed to working in a bipartisan fashion
to make America energy independent, to express the overwhelming opposition
of the American people to the President's plan to escalate the war in Iraq,
and to take America in a new direction. Below are their remarks as
prepared:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
It is an honor to be here with my friend Senate Majority Leader Reid
for what has become an annual pre-State of the Union tradition.
This year, we come to you as the majority. The American people have
called for a new direction for the Congress and for the country. They want
to see their leaders focus on American priorities and they want us to work
together for the American people.
Change is here.

In the first 100 hours:
We have begun to make the American people safer, by passing the
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
We have begun to make America's families more economically secure, by
raising the minimum wage, lowering prescription drug prices, and making
college more affordable.
We have brought hope to America's families, by advancing stem cell
research.
We have begun to set America on the path toward energy independence, by
rolling back multi-billion dollar subsidies for Big Oil and investing in
alternative resources.
And, we have created the most open and honest Congress in history by
passing tough ethics reform.
I am proud that we passed many of these measures with the broad support
of Democrats and Republicans in the Congress and across the country. Under
the leadership of Senator Reid, the Senate is working to pass similar
bills.
These dramatic successes are just the beginning for this Congress.
Next week, President Bush will come before the Congress and the nation
and report on the state of our union.
The state of our union is strong.
We believe that with the hopes and aspirations of our children as our
compass, our future is bright.
The founders of this great nation foresaw an America driven by the
optimism and creativity of its people. They imagined an America always
renewing itself to meet ever-changing challenges and to seize ever-growing
opportunities.
We stand on the edge of a new century of discovery, innovation, and
solutions. Congress must use the opportunity given to us by the American
people to prepare a new America for the 21st century.
A new America that seizes the future and forges 21st century solutions
through discovery, creativity, and innovation, sustaining our economic
leadership and ensuring our national security.
A new America with a vibrant and strengthened middle class for whom
college is affordable, health care accessible, and retirement secure.
A new America that declares our energy independence, promotes domestic
sources of renewable energy, and combats climate change.
A new America that is strong, secure, and a respected leader among the
community of nations.
Energy independence is a national security issue. It is also an
environmental issue, and an economic issue for our country and for
America's families.