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Markey: Bush-Cheney Oil Profit Agenda Blocks Consumer Relief

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Contact: Chairman Ed Markey, 202-225-4081

Markey: Bush-Cheney Oil Profit Agenda Blocks Consumer Relief

Oil Reserves Vote a Missed Opportunity to Help American People, Says Chairman

WASHINGTON (July 24, 2008) – Below is the statement of Rep. Edward J. Markey (-Mass.), Chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and co-author of the Consumer Energy Supply Act of 2008 (H.R. 6578), with Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Tex.), which missed passage by 16 votes today on the House floor (final vote count: 268-157, with all Democrats voting in the affirmative).

“When it comes to helping consumers at the pump, President Bush, Vice President Cheney and the Republican allies of Big Oil never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

“Today’s vote featured all Democrats and nearly 40 enlightened Republicans voting for immediate consumer relief, but 157 Republicans still sided with the oil profit agenda of President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

“Democrats are pushing for near-term price relief and a long-term shift towards renewable energy and clean energy technologies to shift our economy away from expensive and dirty fossil fuels. Today’s vote will not deter Democrats, and forward-thinking Republicans, from pushing a new, American clean energy future.”

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