Cantwell is asking for an up or down vote on gas price-gouging bill now!

[katinmn]

Walking to the Senate Floor Right Now

Three months ago, in his State of the Union address, the president declared that we must end America's addiction to foreign oil and called for energy policy that better served families and businesses. Now, he is continuing to just talk about the problem by making hollow calls for investigations and superficial policy changes. However, there is a big difference between making broad declarations and actually doing something about it.

Seven months ago, I sponsored legislation that would make price-gouging a federal crime and strengthen the power of those who regulate the practices of big oil companies. Since I introduced this bill, the Bush administration and Republican Congress have fought our effort every step of the way.

Last week, this failure of Republican leadership became even more obvious as the price of oil hit an all time high. Yet again, the administration's response was to do nothing.

We have had to wait long enough. Today we must act.

Right now I am walking to the floor of the Senate and asking for an immediate up-or-down vote on my gas price-gouging bill. If we get Senate support today, we will have won a major energy policy victory.

Join me in calling for the immediate passage of my Energy Emergency Consumer Protection Act.

Join me as a citizen co-sponsor now.

If we want movement on this policy, it is clear that it will have to come from direct demands by the American people, and not from an administration that serves the interests of big oil over small business and serves to protect Wall Street profits ahead of main street families.

Your signatures today will help me make it clear to Senate Republicans that we will not wait any longer, and we will not let them get away with doing nothing another day.

Join me as a citizen co-sponsor now.http://www.cantwell.com/action/gasprices/?sc=e.20050425


Today is our chance to demand protection from price-gouging and take our first step towards better energy policy.

Sincerely,



Maria Cantwell

P.S. I will be discussing these issues tonight on the MSNBC show "Hardball" at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. I hope you can catch it.

[Vincardog]

1. Done K & R

[ClassWarrior]

2. K&R... signing next.

Dems are starting to jump onto opportunities! Awesome...

NGU.

[pinto]

3. Kudos. Way to co-opt that damned "up or down" line! n/t

[Maine-ah]

4. kick

[uppityperson]

5. wow, even Marie is changing

[katinmn]

6. Maybe we have reached the tipping point!

Please........

[DearAbby]

7. Heck, Yes!

Let's DU this, send this to everyone that is tired of being robbed at the gas pump...EVERYONE.



It is good to see the rapid response on this by the Dems, Instant spine, gotta love it!

[suffragette]

8. Just tuned into cspan online to see if it's on

Senator Menendez is on cspan-2 speaking about oil and profits now. Think Cantwell wiil be up next?

[understandinglife]

9. done & recommended.

Never Forget: George W. Bush willfully violated National Security to cover-up his willful launch of a war of aggression and illegal occupation of Iraq.

[Skidmore]

10. Done, but I'd like one of those things to come up on screen

without a request for a donation to a campaign on it for once.

[katinmn]

11. There wasn't a cash request in the email. Just a request to sign on

as a citizen co-sponosr.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

12. Excellent...

...with emphasis!

[Jim Warren]

13. Done!