Rep. Chris Murphy on Gas Prices

Rep. Chris Murphy (CT-05) spoke this morning on the struggle Americans face with rising gas prices and what Democrats have done to address it against fierce opposition from Republicans in Congress and President Bush, who has done nothing of any effect to address the problem himself.

Rep. Murphy: "Let's talk about what this House has done already without any participation from our Republican colleagues or from the President of the United States. We have passed legislation cracking down on those who would take advantage of the situation by price gouging, with little to no participation from the other side of the aisle and a President's threatened veto. We've passed legislation cracking down on the multinational oil cartels who would fix prices at much damage to American consumers without little to any help from the other side of the aisle and a threatened Presidential veto. We passed legislation rescinding the billions in tax giveaways that the prior Congress gave to the oil companies and turned them around to give them to tax benefits for homeowners and businesses who want to invest in renewable energy -- without any help from the other side of the aisle, and with the President threatening a veto. Madam Speaker, people are hurting. Real people, not oil company executives, and we need both sides of the aisle and the President of the United States working to fix it. "

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