Congressman Peter Welch is continuing his call for President Bush to suspend shipments of oil to the government’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve — but so far with not much as a result.
Bush is still opposing temporarily suspending shipments to the reserve as a way to slacken tight supplies and lower prices at the gas pump.
Welch has 63 co-sponsors and now has the support of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the petroleum reserve suspension.
Welch also has introduced legislation to beef up regulation of energy markets.