State Sen. Steve Stivers of Columbus, a Republican running in the 15th Congressional District, said on Thursday he wants tougher fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles, standardized formulations for gasoline and a new federal agency to oversee petroleum production, ONN's Dan Weist reported.....
....motorists at one Columbus gas station were skeptical.
"The Republicans got us into the Iraq War, the Republicans have had all these economic plans, and they are the ones driving us to 50 dollars a tank," Joyce Patton said....
Stivers thinks he has the magic potion and formulas to lower gas prices?????? If you believe that, I'd like to show you some swampland.....
Give me a break! This is just more of the Republican schemes. Stivers, the Republican Party, and Bush and Cheney allowed the oil companies to do whatever they wanted for the last seven and a half years. Now boy genius, Stivers, suddenly has the ability to save us at the pump???
Here is what Emily's List had to say about Republican Steve Stivers:
....Stivers styles himself as a moderate, but his voting record on fiscal and social issues is anything but. One of four Republican senators who voted against bipartisan legislation to curb predatory lending practices, Stivers has consistently opposed consumer protection efforts — a reflection of his loyalty to the banking industry (he was a longtime lobbyist for one of Ohio’s largest banks). He says he is pro-choice, but has consistently voted against reproductive freedom, earning “0” ratings from Ohio NARAL. In 2004, Stivers voted to require doctors to prescribe three times the necessary dosage of RU-486, effectively tripling the cost of medical abortions. Two years later, he voted to codify Ohio’s ban on funding for abortions for poor women. Stivers even worked against an amendment requiring insurance companies to cover contraception.....
Insurance companies can cover the "little blue pill" for men, but Stivers thinks women shouldn't get insurance coverage for contraception?
Here is what Emily's List had to say about the Democratic candidate for Ohio's 15th district, Mary Jo Kilroy:
...Kilroy is a well-respected public official with a history of fighting for progressive values. “I am running to bring an end to the war in Iraq, improve our economy, and expand access to health care to all Americans,” Kilroy says “We need new priorities and experienced leadership, not a continuation of Bush’s agenda.”
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.....She (Kilroy) pioneered energy independence at the local level by switching the county bus fleet to biodiesel fuel and by opening an ethanol station at the county’s garage. She will work in Congress to provide incentives to encourage development of alternative and renewable fuels, “to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and break our dependence on oil,” she says....
The people of 15th district need someone like Mary Jo Kilroy working for them. The last thing Washington, DC needs is another lobbyist or former lobbyist like Stivers.