Lynn A. Westmoreland: “I wanted to continue on to read some of these quotes about the outrage that the majority party had about the prices of…”

“I wanted to continue on to read some of these quotes about the outrage that the majority party had about the prices of gas and oil, and now, as to the outrage of the American people because evidently they felt like there could be a change and that there could be some solution to the price of higher fuel. On September 9 of 2005 there was a press release sent out by Mr. Doyle that said, ``Supply and demand can't account for the spike in gas prices we've seen.'' ``Americans want and deserve stable, affordable gas prices.'' I agree, they do. There have been some broken promises given to the American people about who could produce, because at the time this press release was written, gas was about $2.25 a gallon. It's $3.44 a gallon now. The party of Mr. Doyle has been in charge for 16 months. Where is that accountability? Where is the stable, affordable gas prices that Mr. Doyle said the American people deserved? We haven't seen them. They are in that secret plan that we are waiting to see unveiled. June 7, 2006, press release by Mr. DeFazio, ``Americans deserve an effective, comprehensive solution to the problem of high gas prices and growing dependence on foreign oil. Unfortunately, all they get out of this Republican Congress is a lot of hot air.'' Well, Mr. DeFazio, I think there's enough hot air to go around because evidently this press release was a lot of hot air. Gas prices have done nothing but go up. The majority has changed.”