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Watching Government: Congress forms gas caucuses

11/02/2009
By Nick Snow
Suddenly, members of Congress are talking about natural gas. It was one thing when US Reps. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) and Dan Boren (D-Okla.) formed a gas caucus on Oct. 1. It was another when Sens. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ala.) formed one in the Senate on Oct. 23, 2 days after the House's caucus held its first hearing.The reasons are obvious, leaders of each caucus said. "When we produce natural gas in America, we produce jobs in America," Landrieu maintained. "A reliable and affordable supply of US energy has profound impacts on every sector of our economy and is the backbone of the US employment base."Chambliss added, "America has an abundant s...
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