After Huge Election Win, Democrats Hold Key to Lowering Energy Prices

This week’s stunning Blue Wave election result leaves no doubt: affordability, inflation and especially high energy prices are the dominant voting issues in America now—and likely for years to come. 

So, while Congressional Democrats exult in their sweeping election victory, they must also recognize that with control of Congress comes responsibility for lowering high energy prices that are major factor in high inflation and the affordability crisis. If they want to revive the Democratic political brand with average moderate and independent voters and gain momentum into the 2028 presidential election cycle, cutting energy prices is the best single thing they can do.

The good news is they have a golden opportunity to do just that immediately in front of them. The Senate is scheduled to vote on November 9 on the most important bill to lower energy prices in decades: comprehensive bipartisan energy permitting reform that can unleash the building of trillions of dollars of new low-cost energy infrastructure across the country over the coming decades. 

Only with substantial votes from both parties can the Senate achieve cloture needed to pass the crucial bill and cut energy prices for average Americans. House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Republican Caucus, now stung by the brutal election results, have also committed to supporting the bipartisan permitting bill and plan a House will also vote after Senate passage and before the end of this Congress. A significant group of House Democrats will need to support the bill as well to overcome some Freedom Caucus opposition. The Trump White House supports the legislation and has said President Trump will sign the bill if Congress can pass it.