Katrina Coverage

The House recently passed the GAS Act of 2005, which, cutely enough, stands for the "Gasoline for America's Security Act".

According to Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC-10), "the GAS Act of 2005 will cut red tape that prevents more refineries from being built. It would also improve infrastructure within the United States so that gas and diesel can get from the refinery to the customer quicker."

According to Kevin S. Curtis, senior vice president, National Environmental Trust, "The Gasoline for America's Security Act will do nothing to help consumers at the pump, increase our security or promote new energy technologies. This bill is nothing more than a shameless attempt to use Katrina and record high gas prices to push through legislation that was yanked out of the last energy bill."

See also "Speaker Hastert Weighs in on the Recently Passed Gasoline for America's Security Act", "Local Land Use Goes Out the Window in Proposed Oil Industry Bail Out, According to Officials from National League of Cities", and the background info here and here.

All of those sources suffer from various credibility problems, so hopefully more trustworthy sources can weigh in.

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