Sick of high gas prices? Call and tell your rep to support H.R. 5473

[Lone_Wolf]

http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny24_arcuri/SPRGasPrices.html

I called today and the lady who answered my call said that the phone was ringing off the hook about gas prices.

[Andy823]

1. Interesting

I wonder how much the Strategic Petroleum Reserve holds. Hasn't Bush been filling it since he took office, or at least after 9/11. I always figured that this tactic was to increase profits for Cheney and his oil buddies, since any time this idea is brought up Bush ignores it!

[Lone_Wolf]

3. I think Bush wants it to have 1,000,000 barrels

In fact he authorized it, in the not too distant past, to double it's holding capacity from 500,000 to 1 million barrels. At least that is what I seem to recall.

[Breeze54]

2. My mistake! It's H.R. 5248 that's dead.

H.R. 594: Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2007

Legislation > 2007-2008 (110th Congress)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-594

To regulate over-the-counter trading of energy derivatives.

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on edit... My mistake! It's H.R. 5248 that's dead.

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109th Congress: H.R. 5248 Dead

[Mountainman]

4. I thought that speculation on oil futures is what is driving up prices.