Article: SEN. SCHUMER, REP. HALL: VOLUNTEERS LEFT IN DUST AS GAS MILEAGE RATE INCREASES ONLY FOR BUSINESSES; BUSINESS TRAVELERS GET 58.5 CENTS/MILE AS VOLUNTEERS GET APPALLING 14 CENTS/MILE

Article: REP. HALL, SEN. SCHUMER ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION PERMANENTLY SETTING CHARITY MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATE AT 70 PERCENT OF BUSINESS RATE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......record spike in gas prices. The bill would...percent of the business rate. "It's almost inexplicable...gap between the business rate and the charitable...because of high gas prices," said Hall. "America...organization at the business rate can no longer ...

Article: Texas gas prices down from record highs
University Wire;  June 14, 2001 ;     366 words ......Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Gas prices around Texas are down slightly from record...AAA officials said. "The lowering of gas prices will help so many people this summer...AAA Texas, said. "During the summer, gas prices are usually higher, but since supply...

Article: Federation against extra business rate; small business In association with RBS.(Business)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  October 2, 2007 ;     206 words ......drop its plans for a supplementary business rate, which it believes will hit jobs. The...the better way forward. The Uniform Business Rate was established in 1990 specifically...hitting firms with inflation-busting business rate increases. The FSB is also concerned...

Article: SEN. SCHUMER: IRS REIMBURSES CHARITY VOLUNTEERS AT APPALLING RATE OF 14 CENTS/MILE WHILE BUSINESS RATE IS 58.5 CENTS/MILE - CHARITIES ACROSS CNY HURT BY HIGH GAS PRICES & LOW DEDUCTION
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......charities and volunteers are hit by high gas prices due, in part, to an appalling 14 cents per...charity work before the end of the year. Business travelers received a gas mileage rate hike...volunteers and employees to drive. But soaring gas prices are forcing many local charity ...

Article: Oil Company Greed Seen as Major Reason for High Gas Prices; Majority of Americans expect $4 gas prices this summer.(Survey)
Gallup Poll News Service;  May 30, 2007 ;     649 words ......majority of Americans predicting that gas prices will reach $4 per gallon this summer...some meaningful way by the high gas prices. Poll respondents most commonly...company greed as the reason why gas prices are so high. PRINCETON, NJ -- The...

Article: Americans Become More Optimistic About Gas Prices; More positive attitudes could affect consumer spending.(Survey)
Gallup Poll News Service;  August 12, 2008 ;     580 words ......Synopsis: A majority of Americans now say gas prices will stay the same or decrease by the...when the overwhelming majority said gas prices would increase by the end of the year...expectations about the direction of gas prices between now and the end of the year...

Article: Gas prices on rise across nation
University Wire;  March 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Collegian) (U-WIRE) FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Gas prices across the United States are on the rise...less gas at service stations. Average gas prices across the United States have risen from...some students are factoring the rising gas prices into their plans. Meaghan Mercer, freshman...

Article: Gas prices leave U. Arizona students strapped for cash
University Wire;  June 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- As gas prices nationwide rise above $3 per gallon...five times a week. "No matter how high gas prices end up going people still need to get...freshman, said the worst part of high gas prices is the negative effect they have on his...

Article: Americans Expect Gas Prices to Increase by 21% This Year; Sixty-three percent say gas prices have already caused them financial hardship.(Survey)
Gallup Poll News Service;  March 24, 2008 ;     602 words ......Economist Synopsis: Americans expect gas prices to reach $3.98 a gallon where they...PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans predict gas prices in their area will hit $3.98 a gallon this year. Gas Prices Are Creating Financial Hardship...

Article: BAYH CALLS FOR TAX RELIEF FOR HIGH GAS PRICES
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  May 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Release Bayh Calls for Tax Relief for High Gas Prices Contact: Meg Keck (202) 224-4598 May...With Hoosiers facing skyrocketing gas prices at pumps across Indiana, U.S. Senator...car travel, in light of the impact high gas prices are having on Hoosier businesses. "The...

Article: Transit use rose along with gas prices
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 14, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Transit use rose along with gas prices Not all bus, train operators attribute...public transit officials believe high gas prices lured commuters out of their cars, particularly...cleaner-burning fuel, and regular unleaded gas prices shot up to an average of $1.80 a gallon...

Article: Power Information Network Reports: Rising Gas Prices Begin to Sway New-Vehicle Owners Toward Smaller Versions of Trucks and Utility Vehicles.
PR Newswire;  May 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Demand for Small Vehicles Increases as Gas Prices Rise WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., May 16...Energy Information Administration. As gas prices rise, owner loyalty in the large pickup...For example, during periods of high gas prices over the past two years, we've seen movement...

Article: SEN. MENENDEZ SAYS PRESIDENT BUSH IGNORES OPTIONS TO HELP LOWER GAS PRICES IN SHORT TERM
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Bush dismissed measures to help lower gas prices in the short term, including a crackdown...produce enough oil to make a difference for gas prices. U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ...give them some short-term relief from gas prices that are squeezing their family budgets...

Article: Americans Convinced Rise in Gas Prices Is Permanent; Seven in 10 say gas prices causing financial hardship.(Survey)
Gallup Poll News Service;  May 9, 2008 ;     658 words ......now convinced that the current rise in gas prices represents a permanent rather than a...reading since Gallup began asking about gas prices using this question eight years ago...reading since Gallup began asking about gas prices in this way in 2000.