Byron Dorgan: “It is the case. I have introduced legislation here in the Senate. Fifty-one Democratic Senators, including Senator Obama…”

“It is the case. I have introduced legislation here in the Senate. Fifty-one Democratic Senators, including Senator Obama and Senator Clinton, signed a letter to the President saying stop sticking oil underground for the rest of 2008. Also, a couple of weeks ago our Republican colleague, Senator Hutchison, led on a letter to the White House saying, yes, we agree. We ought to stop sticking oil underground at this time. There were 15 Republicans who sent that letter. Further, Senator McCain said it was nuts to stick oil in the SPR while on the campaign trail. When you add that up, that is 67 people in the Senate. That is a veto-proof majority.”