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Press Releases Contact: Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami 202-226-7616 For Immediate Release 06/10/2008 Pelosi Statement on Senate Republicans Blocking Legislation to Lower Gas Prices, Invest in Renewables Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today in response to Senate Republicans blocking consideration of the Consumer-First Energy Act and the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008: “Senate Republicans have once again shown themselves to be unwilling to break free of the costly, failed Bush energy policies of the past. They have again adopted President Bush’s ‘drill and veto’ policy that is driving up the price of oil,...

June 10, 2008 Experts and Advocates Support the Democrats' Consumer-First Energy Act The Consumer-First Energy Act, legislation to address the root causes of high gas prices, is supported by energy and economy experts as well as labor, environmental, business, rural and seniors’ advocates. They agree that this bill will address the root causes of gas prices, spur innovation and development of alternative energy and reduce America’s dependence on oil. Energy and economy experts support the Consumer-First Energy Act: Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich Said Consumer-First Energy Act Will Help Cut the Price of Gas at the Pump. “The Consumer-First...