Thursday, June 19, 2008
Kentucky Congressman Urges Democrats To Take Immediate Action On Rising Fuel Costs.
Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers issued a strongly-worded letter to the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, calling for immediate action on gas price reduction legislation by the U.S. House of Representatives. To date, the 110th Congress, under Speaker Pelosi’s leadership, has failed to consider meaningful legislation to reverse the climbing cost of gasoline, which now stands at a nationwide average of $4.08 a gallon.
“While rural areas like ours bear the blunt of rising fuel costs, Speaker Pelosi and company do nothing,” stated Congressman Rogers. “This is no longer an inconvenience for our region, but an issue of survival for our rural way of life. It is high time we get about the business of fighting for hard-working Americans, commuting students, farm families, and our nation’s rural veterans and work together to bring down fuel prices and expand domestic production, rather than bow to the liberal, big city elite.”
A June 9, 2008, New York Times article indicated that southern and eastern Kentuckians are spending between 10-16 percent of take-home pay on skyrocketing gasoline prices as compared to the 2-3 percent burden on constituents of Speaker Pelosi’s northern California congressional district. Rogers wrote to Speaker Pelosi urging her to immediately bring energy legislation to the floor of the House of Representatives that expands American oil and natural gas production, encourages coal-to-liquids development, and removes burdensome restrictions on refinery construction.
Constituents interested in pressing Speaker Pelosi to bring fuel price reduction legislation to the Floor may contact her directly by calling 202-225-0100 or send correspondence to H-232 U.S. Capitol, Washington DC 20515.
Rogers supports a number of legislative initiatives aimed at immediate and long-term energy solutions and will continue to press Speaker Pelosi to immediately consider legislation to bring real relief for the hard-working citizens of the fifth congressional district.
“While rural areas like ours bear the blunt of rising fuel costs, Speaker Pelosi and company do nothing,” stated Congressman Rogers. “This is no longer an inconvenience for our region, but an issue of survival for our rural way of life. It is high time we get about the business of fighting for hard-working Americans, commuting students, farm families, and our nation’s rural veterans and work together to bring down fuel prices and expand domestic production, rather than bow to the liberal, big city elite.”
A June 9, 2008, New York Times article indicated that southern and eastern Kentuckians are spending between 10-16 percent of take-home pay on skyrocketing gasoline prices as compared to the 2-3 percent burden on constituents of Speaker Pelosi’s northern California congressional district. Rogers wrote to Speaker Pelosi urging her to immediately bring energy legislation to the floor of the House of Representatives that expands American oil and natural gas production, encourages coal-to-liquids development, and removes burdensome restrictions on refinery construction.
Constituents interested in pressing Speaker Pelosi to bring fuel price reduction legislation to the Floor may contact her directly by calling 202-225-0100 or send correspondence to H-232 U.S. Capitol, Washington DC 20515.
Rogers supports a number of legislative initiatives aimed at immediate and long-term energy solutions and will continue to press Speaker Pelosi to immediately consider legislation to bring real relief for the hard-working citizens of the fifth congressional district.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 12:29 PM 
