Political Quotes

“I am joined by Senator Campbell and Senator Abraham today in introducing legislation that will ease the burden that the American motorist is facing every time he or she fills up at the gas pump. Those of us who are going to the gas pumps lately know that we are starting to see gas prices at an all-time high. We have never had gas prices approaching $1.75, which is the standard price for regular gasoline in the United States today. Our legislation recognizes that many consumers are facing a gasoline emergency. They use their cars to get to work, drive to day care, and take their children to summer school. Suddenly they are finding that filling up the family car's gas tank is costing $50 to $70 or even $100 in some parts of the country. And in an America where the Clinton-Gore administration has done its best for seven years to increase America's dependence on OPEC, the American public was lulled by the Administration into believing that gas prices would always remain stable and cheap.”