House Battle Looms Over Competing Proposals To Head Off Gas Price Spikes

The House is bracing for an intensified debate over legislation to address the growing political problem of high gasoline prices in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, as two competing groups of lawmakers are developing legislation amid the proliferation of energy-related proposals emerging on Capitol Hill. Rank-and-file House lawmakers have introduced a host of measures since Katrina sent gas prices soaring over $3 a gallon in many areas of the country. The newly introduced measures include amendments to the Clean Air...