Lautenberg: Pressure Bush, GOP to change energy policy(radio address)

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Source: Associated Press

The public should pressure President Bush and his Republican allies in Congress to change energy policies that have led to record gasoline prices and intense economic pressures on working people, veteran Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg said Saturday.

"It's long past time to change our national priorities," the New Jersey senator said in the Democrats' weekly radio address. "We know there's little hope that President Bush will suddenly wake up and see the light. But unfortunately, his Republican allies in Congress continue to stand by his side, with the oil and energy companies for the status quo and against the American people."

Lautenberg said Democrats are attempting to change the nation's approach to energy but face stiff resistance from Bush and his allies.

"Democrats are fighting hard for change, and we have made real progress," Lautenberg said. "We passed a new energy bill that begins to turn the tide by improving gas mileage for cars and trucks, investing in clean, renewable fuels and other smart energy steps, such as improving the energy efficiency of our buildings."

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Senator Frank Lautenberg Delivers Democratic Radio Radio Address
"When President Bush took office, gas prices were less than half of what they are today - and oil was less than one-third. Then, seven years ago, President Bush and Vice President Cheney secretly invited
executives from the big oil and big energy companies to the White House to write our national energy policy. When we finally uncovered the truth, we discovered - to no surprise - that Big Oil helped write a law that guaranteed them billions and billions of dollars in tax giveaways while they set in motion disastrous economic and environmental policies that have served no one but themselves.

http://www.dnc.org/a/2008/04/senator_frank_l.php

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1. The Bush/Cheney energy policy is basically . .. "The ENRON scam for everyone!" . . .