Speaking for Sen. John McCain's campaign, Sen. Richard Burr today called Democrat Barack Obama's energy proposals "ludicrous."
"I'm not sure he's done anything but mirror the inaction of the Democratic leadership in Congress," said Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican.
Burr joined McCain's energy adviser in an afternoon conference call with reporters. They spoke as McCain, campaigning in California, called for higher energy efficiency. The candidate appeared with Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who opposes offshore oil drilling, which McCain supports.
Burr said he supports McCain's call to end a federal moratorium on such drilling and let states decide whether to allow it off their coasts.
"I leave it up to the people of North Carolina, to the leadership of North Carolina," Burr said. "I hope they feel a responsibility to do what I think technologically can be done with very little risk."
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