One reason is Congressional action including refusal to allow drilling in United States' areas where ample supplies exist.
Another reason is refusing to allow the building of new refineries or even enlarging existing ones.
At the recent hearing before Congress Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) actually said the word "socialize" when
referring to possible actions for the government to control oil prices - and companies. She was speechless for about
10 seconds when she realized her gaffe in revealing the Democrats' ultimate plans.
At the hearing, an oil company executive called Congressional actions a "disservice" to American consumers - and voters.
One way for consumers to respond is to elect a Congress that will listen and serve us, not special interests.
Or don't drive at all, which, of course, is what some special interest groups want: We stay out of our cars and off
the roads.
A Republican Congress will give Americans control of resources, commerce, even health care and our personal
resources.
Reelect Marilyn Musgrave as Representative from Colorado's 4th District .
(Hearings for the oil companies were shown in part on cable news.
Fox News aired Representative Waters' untimely choice of words.)
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I received this info from the John Birch Society, (they also provide assistance to contact your representatives). www.jbs.org
House bill H.R. 2415, short-titled the "Affordable Gas Price Act," introduced by Rep. Ron Paul on May 21, 2007, purportedly would reduce the price of gasoline by:
Allowing for offshore drilling in areas previously forbidden.
Eliminating Federal obstacles to constructing refineries and providing incentives for investment in refineries.
Suspending Federal fuel taxes when gasoline prices reach a benchmark amount.
Promoting free trade with oil producing countries that outdated policies have prevented.
H.R. 2415 is a compilation of proposals for a free market approach to dealing with America's gasoline crisis. The bill deserves cosponsorship support so that it will receive committee action.
Sec. 9 of H.R. 2415 calls for the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve to produce a report on the relationship between the increase in our fiat money supply and the rise in the price of oil. Such a report would be vital in assessing the federal government's responsibility for rising prices. Inflationary Federal Reserve policy encourages speculation that drives oil prices higher than a tightening supply alone.
Ask your congressman to cosponsor H.R. 2415 and help get this bill out of committee and to the House floor for a vote.
House bill H.R. 39, short titled the “Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act” was introduced on Jan. 4 2007 by Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA). The official title of the bill states its purpose:
To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
Despite America's mounting energy crisis an item in H.R. 39 rules out the harvesting of oil from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and coastal plain to supplement U.S. needs:
(6) A majority of Americans have supported and continue to support preserving and protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the Arctic coastal plain, from any industrial development and consider oil and gas exploration and development in particular to be incompatible with the purposes for which this incomparable wilderness ecosystem has been set aside.
Instead of preparing to minimize the economic trauma to America of an increasingly likely global oil crisis many in Washington continue their quest for a socialist utopia through the cause of environmentalism. As gas tops $4.00 on the way to much higher, this is no time for Americans to let elitist social engineers put a permanent lock on what is probably the largest untapped oil field remaining in America. Oppose H.R. 39.
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