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U.S.
Senator Member: Finance, Agriculture, Energy, Ethics and Aging Committees |
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For Immediate
Release Thursday, September 11, 2008 |
CONTACT:Michael Amodeo – 303-249-5286 |
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| ***ENERGY UPDATE*** Senate Support Builds for Comprehensive, Bipartisan Energy Legislation "Gang of 16" Expands to "Gang of 20" WASHINGTON, DC – The effort to pass bipartisan, comprehensive energy legislation gained steam today with the announcement that the “Gang of 16” has expanded to include four more Senators, including Senator Salazar. This new “Gang of 20” includes ten Republican and ten Democratic Senators who have voiced support for the comprehensive New Energy Reform Act of 2008, or ‘New ERA,’ an energy proposal to reduce gas prices, lessen our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, and strengthen America’s economy. “With gas prices taking such a toll on American families, we have to break the gridlock in the U.S. Senate and deliver energy solutions to the American people,” said Senator Salazar. “The New ERA bill is a great starting point, and I’m proud that four more of my Senate colleagues have joined us in the effort to move beyond partisanship toward real, honest energy solutions for American families.” In addition to Sen. Salazar, the “Gang of 20” includes: U.S. Senators Kent Conrad, D-ND, Saxby Chambliss, R-GA, Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., Mary Landrieu, D-La., Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., Ben Nelson, D-Neb. John Warner, R-Va., Tim Johnson, D-S.D., Norm Coleman, R-Minn., Tom Carper, D-Del., John Sununu, R-N.H., John Thune, R-S.D., Susan Collins, R-Maine, Evan Bayh, D-Ind., Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. Click
here to read more about the New Energy Reform Act of 2008, or ‘New
ERA,’ proposal.
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