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Democrats Demand a Real Commitment to Energy Independence

Date: May 2, 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Energy


Democrats Demand a Real Commitment to Energy Independence

With Americans across the country paying the price for energy policies that the White House let oil companies write, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Representatives James Clyburn (D-SC) and Bart Stupak (D-MI) today called on the Bush Administration to put their responsibility to the American people before their friendship with Big Oil.

"We are living in a new era of robber barons," said House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. "The American consumer is paying record prices, while oil companies make record profits and make record contributions to Republicans. Democrats have real plans that would end our dependence on foreign oil in the long term - and we intend to do it within 10 years."

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