that's a 75% drop in permits. in liberal states are also walking the progressive plank. just this week, the companies behind the 116-mile ten east pipeline plan that would have brought crucial natural gas supplies to new jersey, called it quits. why? well, legal battles with environment of radicals, that's why. and of course the state of new jersey. the cumulative effect of the left's energy policies has been to destroy the energy independence we achieved under president trump and then force american families and small businesses to maddening levels of price inflation at the pump. the national average price for a gallon of gas is a seven year high right now. the price is an entire dollar higher than just last year. the price of natural gas has doubled what it was last year, so heating bills could be 30% higher this winter. now, if that fact alone doesn't wake up the voters of