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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 1797

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 244 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY RHOADES, FEBRUARY 26, 2008

        REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
           FEBRUARY 26, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Urging the President and the Congress of the United States to
     2     take action on behalf of the citizens of this Commonwealth
     3     and of this nation to control exceedingly high gas and energy
     4     prices.

     5     WHEREAS, United States energy use is growing twice as fast as
     6  United States energy production; and
     7     WHEREAS, Since 2000, natural gas prices have risen 140% and
     8  oil prices have risen 107%; and
     9     WHEREAS, The cost of fuel has risen 3.6% above inflation over
    10  the past 15 years; and
    11     WHEREAS, More than 50% of this Commonwealth's citizens and
    12  58% of this nation's households utilize natural gas, forcing
    13  families with low incomes to spend 10% of their annual incomes
    14  on energy costs; and
    15     WHEREAS, One lasting solution to this problem is to control
    16  the price increases energy suppliers pass on to consumers; and
    17     WHEREAS, The five largest United States refineries earned
    18  $228 billion in profits between 2001 to 2005; and


     1     WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
     2  Pennsylvania is limited in its jurisdiction over this issue, as
     3  it remains a Federal question; and
     4     WHEREAS, A key component of any Federal rebate legislation or
     5  any other Federal legislation addressing energy or economic
     6  policy should be a mechanism to control price increases that
     7  energy suppliers pass on to consumers; therefore be it
     8     RESOLVED, That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     9  urge the Congress to take action on behalf of the citizens of
    10  this Commonwealth and of this nation to control exceedingly high
    11  gas and energy prices; and be it further
    12     RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
    13  the President of the United States, each member of Congress from
    14  Pennsylvania and the presiding officers of each state
    15  legislature in the United States.










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