Madame Speaker - Turn the lights back on!
So, here's an idea.
How about we all get together and send packages of candles to Speaker Pelosi, with a note to urge her to turn the lights back to get some work done on gas prices?
Also - if you live in CD 10 (heck, even if you're just in Austin!!) Congressman Michael McCaul will be collecting gas receipts to send to Speaker Pelosi on Monday:
Date: Monday, August 4, 2008
Location: Shell Gas Station
10706 N. Mopac at Braker (Southbound side)
Time: 8:30 – 10:00AM
QUICK FACTS (via McCaul's office)
80% - the amount of oil the U.S. imports (10 million barrels per day)
1.127 trillion – total barrels of oil in "off limits" areas (ANWR, OCS)
91% - number of House Republicans since the early 1990's that have voted to increase domestic production
86% - number of House Democrats since the early 1990's that have voted against increased domestic production
2030 – in that year the U.S. will still rely on oil for most of its energy needs despite alternative energy development
2/3 - estimated number of Americans who say they favor increased domestic drilling to lower gas prices
$2.33 – price of a gallon of regular unleaded when Democrats gained control of Congress in January 2007
2 comments:
Thanks for the tip on Rep. McCaul's appearance.
I live in Tx-10 and I work at the corner of MoPac and Duval...just one exit north of where Rep. McCaul was collecting receipts.
There was a lot of media there talking to Rep. McCaul and filming him talking to people as they were being robbed at the gas pump.
I was disappointed at first to find out my Congressman wasn't in D.C. this week...but glad to find out he was still working on Energy Independence instead of taking a recess like the Do-Nothing-Dems.
I'm calling his office today to encourage him to head back to DC later in the week. The Congressmen will be trading off, from what Culberson's saying.
Glad you were able to stop by this morning!!
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