Article: SEN. NELSON CONTINUES CAMPAIGN TO SPUR NATIONAL DECREASE IN PETROLEUM USE

The office of Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., issued the following news release:

Following their call for President Bush to order all federal agencies to decrease gas consumption by 5 percent each year through 2016, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson and Senator Susan Collins of Maine late yesterday urged state, county and city officials to support a similar gas conservation effort.

"With today's sky-high gas prices, public agencies across our country can help by tightening their belts, which will reduce demand for fuel and ease the pain at the pump. They'll set a good example, too. They'll encourage all Americans to conserve fuel and that may cut prices even more," Senator Nelson said.

A week ago, ...

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