VIDEO: Dems’ gas price priorities

Gasoline is "down" to $4.40 a gallon where I live, which is why when I was in Lake County on Sunday--I jumped at the chance to refill my tank. My priority is to find cheap gas as for the Democrats....

From the Senate Republican Communications Center:

VIDEO: Dems' Gas Price Priorities

Although ‘Americans Say The High Cost Of Fuel Is Causing Financial Hardship,’ Dems Insist On A Plan That Will Have ‘No Impact On Gasoline Prices’

DEMS: ‘It is Not A Question Of Gas Prices,’ ‘That’s Not The Issue’

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

CNN “…what would their plan do to help lower the high gas prices Democrats came here to illustrate? The answer: not much.” SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): “This was never intended to talk about lowering prices.” (CNN’s “The Situation Room,” 5/11/11)

SEN. MAX BAUCUS (D-MT): “You know, this is not going to change the price at the gasoline pump. That’s not the issue. I don’t see that as an issue at all.” (U.S. Senate, Finance Committee, Hearing, 5/12/11)

SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): “… it is not a question of gas prices.” (Sen. Reid, Floor Remarks, 5/16/11)

SEN. CARL LEVIN (D-MI): “… this proposal will not alter the economic fundamentals that determine gasoline prices.” (Sen. Levin, Floor Remarks, 5/16/11)

SEN. MARK BEGICH (D-AK): “It won't decrease gas prices at the pump...” (Sen. Begich, Floor Remarks, 5/11/11)

SEN. BEN CARDIN (D-MD): “… No impact on gasoline prices.” (Sen. Cardin, Floor Remarks, 5/16/11)

SEN. MARY LANDRIEU (D-LA): “It will not reduce gasoline prices by one penny.” (Sen. Landrieu, Floor Remarks, 5/11/11)

POLL: ‘Seven In 10 Americans Say The High Cost Of Fuel Is Causing Financial Hardship’

“As gas prices hover near $4 a gallon, nearly seven in 10 Americans say the high cost of fuel is causing financial hardship for their families, a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds. More than half say they have made major changes to compensate for the higher prices... For 21%, the impact is so dramatic they say their standard of living is jeopardized.” (“7 In 10 Americans Say High Gas Prices Hurt,” USA Today, 5/16/11)

· “Kristi Newmeyer Jenkins, 36, of Cape Coral, Fla., said her family will forgo a summer trip to visit family and friends ‘up north.’ Instead, she says, ‘we'll do one-tank trips.’ Two days a week, she and her husband, Jim, carpool to the Catholic church where they both work. On Friday — her weekday off — ‘I try to go only places I can walk,’ she said. The couple's car and truck get fair gas mileage, she said.” (“7 In 10 Americans Say High Gas Prices Hurt,” USA Today, 5/16/11)

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