For Immediate Release:
August 16, 2005
Senator Corn Calls on President Bush and Congress
to Address Skyrocketing Fuel Prices
Saying working families suffer most when gas prices soar,
Senator Kenneth Corn called on President George W. Bush and Congress
to immediately use whatever powers necessary to thwart skyrocketing
gas prices.
“Many working families, especially here in southeastern Oklahoma
live pay check to pay check, and cannot afford to pay $50 dollars every
time they go to the pump,” Corn said.
Corn added that during the past legislative session, a resolution was
authored by Democratic Senator Daisy Lawler calling on Congress and
President Bush to address fuel prices.
“Asking Congress and President Bush to give our citizens some
relief from the high price of gasoline is the right message to send
to Washington,” the lawmaker said. “However, our hands are
tied in the Legislature and now it is up to Congress and President Bush
to immediately get these prices to a level that won’t rob Oklahoma
families of their hard earned money.”
Corn said he is afraid with gas prices reaching $2.50 a gallon, small
business owners could close their doors and the economy on main streets
across America could plummet.
“Anyone who has ever had to live pay check to pay check-as most
Oklahomans do-know these gas prices could cripple our economy,”
Corn said.
Corn said President Bush and Congress need to cut their summer vacation
short and immediately head back to Washington to address this issue.
“As public servants we are called to be the voice of those that
need help the most, and many times that means cutting our own vacations
short to deal with emergency matters,” Corn said. “Just
as I believe here in Oklahoma we are facing a public safety crisis and
should immediately return to Oklahoma City to address the emergency
facing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, I also believe it is
time for President Bush and Congress to return to Washington to address
the skyrocketing gas prices.”
“Doing otherwise could prove very costly on the economy not only
here in Oklahoma, but across the entire country.”
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