Give me 35 mpg or Give me Death!

Apologies to Patrick Henry for paraphrasing his famous quote, but we want liberty from high gas prices and oil addiction, and 35 mpg will help us achieve it.

Today, we stopped in Bridgeport, Ohio, and Wheeling, West Virginia, home of Representatives Charlie Wilson and Alan Mollohan.  We scored two interviews in the Ohio River Valley with channels 7 and 9 that will be airing on the 11 o'clock news.   

We also stopped by Representative Wilson's funeral home, pictured at right.  It was a beautiful building just a stone's throw from the Ohio River, and it was symbolic of what needs to happen to the legislation he has cosponsored.  Representative Wilson is a co-sponsor of the Hill Terry Bill, a weak bill backed by the auto industry that meets lower targets at later dates than the legislation offered by Representative Markey.  The strongest fuel economy legislation will save us 2.5 times more oil than the weak bill and will save consumers billions more dollars at the gas pump.

We know Representative Wilson supports fuel economy legislation, but the people in his district want him to support the strongest possible standards, not the weak measure backed by the auto industry.  It's time for ALL members of Congress to support the bill that will put us on a real path to reducing our dependence on foreign oil and saving consumers money.

Like the people we've met on the road, you can help by calling your Representative NOW and asking him or her to support H.R. 1506, the Fuel Economy Reform Act:  202-224-3121