Article: SEN. CLINTON WELCOMES SENATE INVESTIGATION OF REFINERY OUTAGES, INSPECTION OF GAS PRICES

The office of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., issued the following press release:

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton today called on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to examine the cause of refinery shutdowns and whether any price gouging is taking place when the Committee holds a hearing on gas prices next Tuesday.

In her letter to Senate Energy Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman and Ranking Member Pete V. Domenici, Senator Clinton underscored that the oil companies themselves should be held responsible for their facilities and should not pass the cost of temporary shortages on to consumers.

Pointing to recent high refining profits, Senator Clinton stated that refiners ...

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