Yesterday, I was surfing around a couple of well known blogs and I found a great piece on the failure of the Congress to address the energy crisis. The thrust of the post was that Congress isn’t doing enough. I agree, we need to do more but at the same token you have to break ground on a construction site before you build the building. We’ve barely scratched the surface on what needs to be done to combat the rising cost of fuel, or our dependence on oil, but since taking Congress we have done ten times more than our counterparts. House Democrats have been leading the effort to help deliver gas price relief and encourage the use of renewable energy.
Congress took decisive action last week to bring down the price of gas, passing legislation to suspend the filling of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) through the end of the year. After initially opposing the proposal, the President announced Friday he will comply and signed the bill into law this week. From day one, this Congress has been fighting to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, bring down record gas prices, and launch a cleaner, smarter energy future for America that lowers costs and creates hundreds of thousands of green jobs.
Below is a list of bills we’ve worked on to reduce fuel prices and build a clean energy infrastructure:
Enacted legislation to increase oil supply by temporarily suspending the fill of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s crude oil stockpile. (H.R. 6022)
Gave the Federal Trade Commission new authority to crack down on people manipulating wholesale energy markets to keep prices high. - Energy Independence and Security Act. (H.R. 6)
Approved the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act (H.R. 6074) to hold the OPEC monopoly accountable for price fixing that flouts the free market and artificially drives up the cost of crude oil.
Passed the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 1252) to investigate price gouging by retailers who may be using the cover of high prices to unfairly inflate their rates even further.
Enacted the landmark Energy Independence and Security Act (H.R. 6) that raised vehicle fuel efficiency for the first time in 32 years and increased the renewable fuels standard.
Passed the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act (H.R. 5351) to end unnecessary subsidies to oil companies making record profits and invest in clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Approved the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act (H.R. 6049) to renew and expand tax incentives for renewable energy.
Passed the Food and Energy Security Act (H.R. 2419) that promotes the development of biofuels, including those from non-corn sources.
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Posted by Congressman Tim Ryan (05-22-2008, 01:33 PM) filed under
Gas Prices
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Comments:
Comment by: mark
May 29, 2008 11:37 PM
What about something to allow access to oil shale that is located in Colorade, an estimate 10 trillion barrels. What about build new refineries, new power plants especially nuclear. Why push for higher MPG when you can push for faster marketing of purely electric cars.
Gas prices are high due to fear, not actual supply and demand. Fear that gas is no longer the only source of fuel to transport people a to be.
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Comment by: lorene
June 09, 2008 03:01 PM
I would really like to see immediate relief at the pump! Inflation due to energy costs is really hurting everyone. No one seems to be addressing the problem for current needs and something that will happen in the future sounds great but at what cost now.
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Comment by: Gary Kapeluck
June 17, 2008 08:27 PM
Congressman Ryan:
I read all the gas prices and renewable energy bills you have been involved with to help with lowering oil consumption in this county. I would like to propose another idea to add to the list that would not take much effort. I think that we should lower the national speed limit in this country to 55MPH would lower oil consumption by allowing consumers to obtain better fuel economy no matter what vehicle they drive. In addition, it could save more lives as well with the lower speed limit. I save at least 5MPG by lowering my speed on the highway and my brother can get almost 10 MPG savings in his car. I truely believe that this one move in addition to the other bills already in place would have a big impact on lowering consumption in this county and thus lowering the price at the pumps.
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Comment by: DishTV
August 27, 2008 11:48 AM
I think that the problem with electric cars is that you can't refuel quickly. <a href="http://www.dishcheck.com">DishTV</a>
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Comment by: Cowboy
November 20, 2008 00:54 AM
Thankyou Congressman Tim Ryan for your diligence in finding a fuel source for the future. Wind chargers, electric cars::propane and change diesel trucks to propane and many gallons of propane can be loaded to minimize multi-fuel stops to reload or refuel. Propane is cheap fuel and we the American people own that fuel not just the few that drills for it. We all own that fuel and the wealth of the oil and gas must be shared by all Americans not just a few people in the Industry. Corn Alcohol is a great renewalable energy.
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