Rhetoric VS. Reality
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Permanent Katrina? Gas prices under Waxman-Markey
July 6, 2009
Union Leader
Union Leader Editorial
Permanent Katrina? Gas prices under Waxman-Markey
Monday, Jul. 6, 2009
"After Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and again after Gustav and Ike last year, gasoline prices shot up because many oil refineries were temporarily shut down. If the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill becomes law, it will permanently close some domestic refineries, which could permanently raise the price of gasoline..."
"Running for Senate last year, Jeanne Shaheen laid out a five-point energy plan. Point No. 3 was: “Demand that refiners increase their production of oil.”
Will she vote for a bill that decreases production by forcing refineries out of business?"
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