Northeast Indiana jobs and our quality of life depend on affordable and stable energy prices and supplies. We manufacture products which consume energy. We make pick-up trucks, auto parts like pistons, axels, tires, suspensions etc. We make RV's, conversion vans and boats. We are the host to one of the world's largest trucking companies. We are a major producer of steel. Our farmers depend on stable and affordable fuel. We are a gas guzzling district.

The volatility of gas prices is hurting consumers and puting jobs at risk. There is no simple answer to a problem which has arisen from many factors, including the Clinton Energy Department's failure to anticipate current shortages or take effective steps to alleviate them. As a partial solution, Congressman Souder has announced his support for legislation to increase Ethanol research. Other steps include a bill passed by the House to require the President to impose sanctions on nations engaged in oil price fixing.