Political Quotes

“Tonight, I just want to rise to discuss the endless stream of energy problems suffered by consumers within the City of Chicago. This is indeed not just a California problem. It is not just an Illinois problem. It is a problem that America faces, but in order to paint a picture of what is happening in Illinois, I want to zoom in on Chicago. In the summer of 1999, Chicago experienced almost daily electricity blackouts; the following summer, the summer of the year 2000, Chicago consumers were subject to gasoline prices which soared above national averages. Then during the winter of 2000, Chicagoans faced 300 percent to 400 percent increases in their gas bills over the previous winters. As if that stream of emergencies was not enough, today this very day while thousands of Chicago residents are digging their way out of the winter national gas debts, they have been slammed by yet another seasonal energy crisis.”