Political Quotes

“Today in Rhode Island, the average price of one gallon of regular unleaded gasoline reached $1.77, almost 5 cents above the national average and a record high in my State. Thousands of my constituents depend on their automobiles to get to their jobs each day and simply cannot afford the drastic increase in gas prices that they are being forced to pay. Additionally, this problem has a significant impact on Rhode Island's economy which relies heavily on summer tourism. Increased gasoline costs threaten to discourage people from summer travel, which would have a disastrous effect on our communities. Mr. Speaker, we need a solution to this problem now. I have contacted the administration and insisted that any energy strategy that they develop must help American consumers by lowering gas prices. Our national energy strategy must also incorporate technologies to improve vehicles' fuel efficiency standards in order to reduce our runaway consumption of oil and gasoline.”