Barbara Cubin: “driving is not a luxury to most Americans, it is a necessity, especially in the mountain West where I live where one…”

“driving is not a luxury to most Americans, it is a necessity, especially in the mountain West where I live where one might have to drive 100 miles to go see the doctor. Americans need their cars, and they need their cars to get to work, to school, to church, and to the grocery store. Truckers need their rigs to deliver food, clothing, and other goods across the Nation. When gas prices get out of hand, it is more than just inconvenient, it is a considerable financial problem. Truckers across the country are having their livelihoods threatened because they cannot afford the price of fuel. Families are curbing their long-anticipated summer vacation plans. This is simply wrong. The gas prices that plague our Nation represent a complete failure of the energy policy or lack of energy policy, I should say, of the Clinton-Gore administration. It is time for Mr. Clinton and Mr. Gore to wake up. America needs an energy policy that will protect America's interests, help our families and our national security.”