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To: James W. Riley who wrote (102288)6/7/2008 4:58:42 PM
From: Metacomet  Respond to of 206114
 
Gas price was $2.10 when Reed and Pelosi took over Congress and today it's $4.24...

You on weed or somethin?



To: James W. Riley who wrote (102288)6/7/2008 7:16:57 PM
From: quehubo  Respond to of 206114
 
Nationwide is has not been much different from January 07.

tonto.eia.doe.gov



To: James W. Riley who wrote (102288)6/7/2008 7:42:23 PM
From: quehubo  Respond to of 206114
 
With our government we get dumb and dumber. The incumbents usually get the superlative description.

I have a real hard time believing the consumer is going to keep spending up on items outside of gasoline, electricity and heating fuels.

This Summer's electric bills should incite some bloodletting.

Pelosi: ‘With Skyrocketing Gas Prices, Americans Can No Longer Afford Rubber Stamp Congress’
Monday, April 24, 2006

Contact: Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush’s, Speaker Hastert’s, and the Republican Congress’ empty rhetoric on gas prices. Key facts on the Majority's failure to address gas prices follows Pelosi’s statement.

With skyrocketing gas prices, it is clear that the American people can no longer afford the Republican Rubber Stamp Congress and its failure to stand up to Republican big oil and gas company cronies. Americans this week are paying $2.91 a gallon on average for regular gasoline – 33 cents higher than last month, and double the price than when President Bush first came to office.

“With record gas prices, record CEO pay packages, and record oil company profits, Speaker Hastert and the Majority Congress continue to give the American people empty rhetoric rather than join Democrats who are working to lower gas prices now.

“Democrats have a commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices by cracking down on price gouging, rolling back the billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, tax breaks and royalty relief given to big oil and gas companies, and increasing production of alternative fuels.”

* * *

Key Facts on the Majority’s Failure to Address Gas Prices:

President Bush, Speaker Hastert and the Majority Congress wrote and passed a Republican energy bill that President Bush’s own Energy Department said would raise gas prices on American consumers. Big oil and gas companies wrote the Republican energy bill, and the American people paid the price.

The Majority rejected imposing tough penalties on price gouging companies three times in the past year, since that time, gas prices increased by another 11 cents a gallon.

Speaker Hastert and the Majority have been blocking action on Congressman Stupak’s Federal Response to Energy Emergencies Act (H.R. 3936) since last September, which would protect American consumers from high gas prices by empowering the FTC and the DOJ to investigate and prosecute oil companies engaged in price gouging at each stage of the energy production and distribution chain and outlaws market manipulation.



To: James W. Riley who wrote (102288)6/7/2008 7:59:22 PM
From: tom pope  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206114
 
What I don't understand is why there hasn't been a march-on-Washington type of groundswell against ethanol. My mpg has gone from 19+ to 17.5. Most people I run into aren't aware of the lower energy content of ethanol.