HOUSE Republican Leader John Boehner

Washington, Apr 18, 2008 - A new web video launched today by House Republican Conference Chairman Adam Putnam (R-FL) details the increasingly painful fallout from then-Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) broken 2006 promise to the American people that House Democrats had a “commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices.”  Two years after now-Speaker Pelosi made this hollow promise to the American people, gas prices are higher than ever.  In fact, according to AAA, the average price for a gallon of gasoline today is $3.44 – fully $1.11 higher than the price at the pump when Rep. Pelosi took the Speaker’s gavel on January 4, 2007.  This $1.11 Pelosi Premium is particularly painful for families and small businesses already struggling to keep up with soaring costs of living.  The video is available here and below:

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The web video highlights the non-stop march upward gas prices have been making ever since the Democratic Majority took control of Congress in January 2007 – and repeats the warnings of analysts, who are now predicting that gas prices will rise to $4.00 per gallon by the time the summertime driving season begins.  This morning’s Charleston (WV) Daily Mail notes that this prediction is on-target:

West Virginians certainly aren’t alone.  The Houston Chronicle today reports that Texans are feeling the pain as well:

The fact is, in every state in the union, gas prices are reaching historic highs.  And instead of working with Republicans to reduce our dependence on foreign sources of energy, lower energy prices here at home, and invest in all forms of energy to create American jobs, congressional Democrats are actually rallying behind plans – like a 55-cent per gallon increase in the federal gas tax – to make the situation even worse.  Is that the “commonsense plan” Speaker Pelosi promised to the American people?  How much longer can families and small businesses afford the Pelosi Premium?

READ MORE:

• The Pelosi Premium: As Another Legislative Week Ends, Dems Still Haven’t Revealed “Commonsense Plan” to Lower Gas Prices (04/17/08)
• The Pelosi Premium: Gas Prices Up $1.05 Per Gallon Under Democrat-Controlled Congress (04/15/08)
• The Pelosi Premium: Gas Prices Up Nearly 45 Percent Under Democrat-Controlled Congress (04/14/08)