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(OPEN):
INDEPENDENCE DAY USUALLY MEANS PILING THE FAMILY INTO THE CAR, AND
HEADING TO A FAVORITE VACATION SPOT, FOR SUMMER CELEBRATION. BUT,
WITH GAS PRICES SOARING--AND NO RELIEF IN SIGHT--THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRIP
IS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY. JACK RAFUSE ["RAY-FUSE"]--A
FORMER ADVISOR TO BOTH THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE FEDERAL ENERGY
ADMINISTRATION--EXPLAINS WHAT'S BEHIND THE PRICE AT THE PUMP, AND
PROVIDES A SOLUTION TO AMERICA'S ENERGY CRISIS...
(RAFUSE):
"WE'RE LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR WAYS TO LOWER GAS
PRICES--EVERYWHERE, THAT IS, BUT OUR OWN BACKYARD. A RECENT GALLUP
POLL SHOWED THAT THE MAJORITY OF AMERICANS SUPPORT DRILLING IN U-S
COASTAL WATERS AND WILDERNESS AREAS THAT ARE NOW OFF-LIMITS.
CONGRESS--WHICH CLAIMS TO BE DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO LOWER
PRICES--WON'T LET AMERICAN ENERGY COMPANIES EXPLORE OFF OUR OWN SHORES.
THE DEPARTMENT OF [THE] INTERIOR ESTIMATES THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH OIL TO
FUEL 60-MILLION CARS IN THE U-S, FOR 60 YEARS; AND, IF WE'D BEEN
ALLOWED TO GO AND GET IT YEARS AGO, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE PRICES THAT
WE'RE SUFFERING NOW."
(BRIDGE):
CONGRESS MUST REMOVE ROADBLOCKS TO NEW EXPLORATION, AND NOT TAX THE
PROFITS THAT GET REINVESTED INTO THE FUTURE, RAFUSE ADDS--AS PUNISHING
PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT WOULD JUST DRIVE GASOLINE PRICES HIGHER...
(RAFUSE):
"RENEWED CALLS FOR A WINDFALL-PROFITS TAX WILL ONLY
MAKE THINGS WORSE--GIVING ENERGY COMPANIES LESS INCENTIVE TO BRING OIL
TO MARKET. EVEN CONGRESS'S OWN BUDGET OFFICE ADMITS THAT THE
19-70'S WINDFALL-PROFITS TAX REDUCED DOMESTIC PRODUCTION--AND INCREASED
IMPORTS OF CRUDE OIL. INSTEAD OF REVISITING A FAILED ENERGY
POLICY, WE NEED TO SECURE OUR ENERGY FUTURE--BY OPENING UP DOMESTIC
RESOURCES."
(CLOSE):
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GAS PRICES AND ENERGY LEGISLATION, VISIT HIS
WEBSITE--AT
"JACK-RAFUSE"-DOT-COM; THAT'S "J-A-C-K-R-A-F-U-S-E"-DOT-COM.
