Comments on: House OKs Gas-Price Gouging Bill http://priceofoil.org/2007/05/24/house-oks-gas-price-gouging-bill/ Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of oil and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming political barriers to that transition. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:48:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Steve Kretzmann http://priceofoil.org/2007/05/24/house-oks-gas-price-gouging-bill/#comment-61031 Steve Kretzmann Thu, 24 May 2007 14:20:31 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2007/05/24/house-oks-gas-price-gouging-bill/#comment-61031 Yes but...the bill requires that the President declare a national state of emergency for its punitive measures to kick in. I guess Democrats think its ok to stiff consumers unless things are really, really bad. But no worries. Now Dems get to claim they've taken on Big Oil - which should play very well at the polls, unless of course the true nature of their weak maneuvering is exposed... Yes but…the bill requires that the President declare a national state of emergency for its punitive measures to kick in. I guess Democrats think its ok to stiff consumers unless things are really, really bad.

But no worries. Now Dems get to claim they’ve taken on Big Oil - which should play very well at the polls, unless of course the true nature of their weak maneuvering is exposed…

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