Political Quotes

“more than ever in the wake of the recent hurricanes, Congress and the American people are focused on meeting our energy needs. Whether it's the rise in gas prices at the pump or the anticipation of expensive home heating bills this winter, all Americans are feeling the pinch. We have already signed into law an energy bill that sought to expand domestic production of oil and other sources of energy, but we have done very little to reduce demand. Yet again, we are considering a bill that will only address the supply end of the equation. Even if increasing refinery capacity were to positively affect gasoline prices, as the The Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005 (H.R. 3893) purports, it would do so at the expense of our environment and public health, and by trumping state law. While I am pleased that the manager's amendment strikes changes to the ``New Source Review'' program, provisions remain that ill hurt taxpayers, pollute our environment, supersede state law, and give unnecessary payments to the oil companies. This bill outlines erroneous solutions to our current energy challenges, and ultimately fails to ``secure'' Americans from energy price surges.…”