Political Quotes

“here we go again. Once again, Washington is doing its old familiar song and dance: pushing another measure that is big on talking points but very light on solutions. The truth is, the measure we are debating will not help anyone struggling with rising gas prices. It is past time for Congress to get to work on solving our Nation's most pressing issues. Nevadans have already been hit hard by this economic downturn. Gas prices are only making a tough situation worse. Congress should do everything within its power to provide relief to Americans who are already struggling to make ends meet. In Las Vegas, the average price of gas is $3.93 a gallon. Up north in Reno, gas prices are already more than $4 a gallon. In the rural town of Elko, the local newspaper recently reported that gas prices have increased by 48 cents in the last month. I received a text message recently from a prominent businessman in my State. He wrote: Regular gas at $4.56 per gallon in southern California-- beginning to really affect our businesses. This is an issue Congress has ignored for far too long. Instead of addressing gas prices, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are retreating to failed policy in hopes of distracting Americans from the dramatic price and rise of prices at the pump. They are merely following the lead of this administration, whose own Secretary of Energy statements before Congress indicated that their overall energy goal is not to lower gas prices.…”