Posted On: June 26, 2008, 2:46 pm CDT

Posted By: Dicky

Since President Bush came to office, gas prices have more than doubled, the Big Oil companies have made more than half a trillion dollars in profits, and the United States is even more dependent on oil.

Stand up for the Consumer-First Energy Act, and help force oil companies to change their ways »

Senate Democrats have introduced a solution, the Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008, which includes rolling back tax breaks for oil companies and investing in renewable energy, forcing Big Oil to pay their fair share through a windfall profits tax, protecting consumers from price gouging, and standing up to OPEC - to make it clear that actions designed to fix oil prices are illegal under U.S. law.

But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has taken over $580,000 from the oil and gas industry, seems to have forgotten that he doesn't work for Big Oil, as he and his Republican colleagues continue to block the Consumer-First Energy Act.

Apparently, Republicans need reminding that they should care about more than just Big Oil and their corporate lobbyists. Let Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues know you want them to hold Big Oil accountable for unconscionable price gouging »