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Boxer calls for investigation into California gas price spike
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Posted on 03/06/2003 6:59:37 PM PST by Jmann
Posted on Thu, Mar. 06, 2003
Boxer calls for investigation into California gas price spike ANDREW BRIDGES Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Sen. Barbara Boxer called Thursday for a federal investigation into California's soaring gasoline prices amid concerns the market is being manipulated in ways reminiscent of the power crisis that convulsed the state two years ago.
In a letter to U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker, the California Democrat asked the General Accounting Office to look at news reports that oil companies are taking more refineries than normal off line for maintenance. Such a move presumably would curtail the state's gasoline supply and send prices spiraling upward.
"I am extremely concerned about the rising gasoline prices in the state of California and I call on you to investigate this situation, particularly with regard to the possible manipulation of supply due to idle refineries," Boxer wrote.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boxer; politics
Political Grand-Standing? I really, really dislike that woman.
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posted on
03/06/2003 6:59:38 PM PST
by
Jmann
To: Jmann
The gasbag and the gas hike.
To: Jmann
To: Barbara the Boxer
FROM: Endeavor
You of all people should understand greed. It's the middlemen, stupid!
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:10:54 PM PST
by
Endeavor
To: Jmann
Isn't there one of these investigations every time the price of unleaded goes up? Ye Gods!
Let's see, Babs, there are three little things that screw with the price of gas...supply, demand, and the screw-ball reformulations that the refiners have to make because of the greenie-weenies.
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:12:57 PM PST
by
Orangedog
(Soccer-Moms are the biggest threat to your freedoms and the republic !)
To: Jmann
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:14:28 PM PST
by
w1andsodidwe
(Stuck in the real Lodi)
To: Jmann
What do you bet her investigation will not turn up environmental regulation and goverment mandated reformulation of gasoline as the cause?
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:16:46 PM PST
by
MissBaby
To: Jmann
To: MissBaby
Or maybe it could have something to do with record world crude prices? Venezualen oil strike? Lack of new exploration and drilling? Dyathink?
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:27:17 PM PST
by
Hugin
To: w1andsodidwe
My mistake.
Just got home, didn't have time to search the posts.
Good Job!
I still say she's one stupid bitch. I hate her hipocrisy.
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:28:03 PM PST
by
Jmann
To: Jmann
Oil's near $40/ barrel and Boxer complains about the price of gasoline going higher?! What did she expect, the price to go DOWN?
The shortest book on the shelf - Liberal economic theory (it has no pages).
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:28:50 PM PST
by
jimkress
To: Jmann
Why is Skid-marks Boxer crying? This should force SUV's off the streets!
To: Hugin
Or maybe it could have something to do with record world crude prices? Venezualen oil strike? Lack of new exploration and drilling? Dyathink? I'd go with that.
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:38:25 PM PST
by
MissBaby
To: sheik yerbouty
Too true. You can insert interchangeably Hillary, Boxer, Feinstein, and Pelosi for quotes such as: "We need to look into this further." "We need to see that such incidents never again occur." "We need to look into the interests of the PEOPLE." "We have lost our focus." Never a concrete fact or solution proposed, just blah blah blah. And then magically, a tax increase appears.
To: Jmann
I thought higher prices for gasoline was a major objective of Democrats/liberal/environmentalist.
Oh, I guess that was only if the higher prices were due to an increase of the
usurious tax on gasoline...
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posted on
03/06/2003 8:06:05 PM PST
by
VOA
To: Jmann
Right, calling for an investigation of big oil is a sure headline grabber particularly in Kalifornia.
They never find anything but market forces - with their extremely limited understanding of supply and demand I can see how they would view that as some sort of conspiracy.
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posted on
03/06/2003 8:12:07 PM PST
by
Let's Roll
(Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.)
To: Jmann
Babs:
"I am extremely concerned about the rising gasoline prices in the state of California and I call on you to investigate this situation, particularly with regard to the possible manipulation of supply due to idle refineries," Boxer wrote. When gasoline prices went down to $1.25 a gallon last spring, I called for an investigation. No one listened to me.
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posted on
03/06/2003 8:43:33 PM PST
by
Diddley
(Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional.)
To: Jmann
Boxer calls for repeal of Law of Supply and Demand LOS ANGELES - Sen. Barbara Boxer called Thursday for repeal of the Law of Supply and Demand in response to California's soaring gasoline prices amid concerns the market is being manipulated in ways reminiscent of the power crisis that convulsed the state two years ago. In a letter to U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker, the California Democrat asked the General Accounting Office to look at news reports that oil companies are charging higher prices in response to reduced supplies resulting from the crisis in Venezuela and increased demand due to unseasonably cold weather.
"I am extremely concerned about the rising gasoline prices in the state of California and I call on Adam Smith to rectify this situation, particularly with regard to the possible manipulation of supply" Boxer wrote. She then denied that she was calling for "regime change" in Venezuela. "Oh, no! I fully support the creation of a Castro-style government in Venezuela, and, hopefully, in the U.S."
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