U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker spoke today in Pearl about a plan to reduce gas prices for Americans.
The Gas Price Reduction Act, introduced by Wicker and Sen. Thad Cochran in June, calls for increased deep sea oil drilling, the opening of oil reserves in several Rocky Mountain states, and increased research funding for electric vehicles.
Wicker believes the plan is a solution for bringing the price of gasoline down and reducing the dependency on foreign sources of oil.
“The price of gasoline is outrageous,” he said. “It doesn’t have to be that way.”
Wicker defended the plan against criticisms that it is a short-term solution by saying he thinks alternative fuels are not realistic in the near future.
Wicker was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour last year to fill the unexpired term of retired U.S. Sen. Trent Lott. He is running against former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove for the Senate seat. The election is in November.
Posted on Wednesday, August 6, 2008
by Rankin Ledger