By Brad Palmer
Washington, D.C. – A SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN WANTS CONGRESS TO DEAL WITH WHAT HE CALLS THE MOST PRESSING ISSUE IN THE U-S...HIGH GAS PRICES.
REPUBLICAN JOHN SHIMKUS IS SUPPORTING A DISCHARGE PETITION TO FORCE FLOOR VOTES IN THE U-S HOUSE TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPMENT OF COAL TO LIQUID TECHNOLOGY.
SHIMKUS SAYS THE PROCESS WOULD PUT A DENT IN SOARING GAS PRICES AND PUT MORE PEOPLE TO WORK.
SHIMKUS SAYS CHINA HAS INVESTED $24-BILLION IN THIS TECHNOLOGY, WHILE THE U-S - WITH THE LARGEST COAL RESERVES IN THE WORLD - HAS INVESTED NOTHING.
SHIMKUS SAYS HE HAS ALSO SIGNED DISCHARGE PETITIONS TO INCREASE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS, ALLOW REFINERIES TO BE BUILT ON CLOSED MILITARY BASES AND ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO PURCHASE ALTERNATIVE FUELS SUCH AS COAL TO LIQUID.
