By IL Radio Network
Springfield, IL – A GOOD CHUNK OF THE DAY'S TALK LATELY HAS BEEN ABOUT RISING GAS PRICES, BUT A SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN THINK WE'LL SEE WORSE.
COLLINSVILLE REPUBLICAN JOHN SHIMKUS SAYS RISING ENERGY COSTS WILL AGAIN HIT CONSUMERS HARD THIS WINTER, WHEN HE EXPECTS NATURAL GAS PRICES TO JUMP.
SHIMKUS SAYS THAT'S WHY THE U-S MUST DEDICATE MORE RESOURCES TO ALTERNATIVE LIQUID ENERGY SOURCES OTHER THAN ETHANOL.
SHIMKUS HOPES CONGRESS WILL PUSH MORE MONEY TO OTHER ALTERNATIVE LIQUID FUELS. HE SAYS CONGRESS MUST TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THE ENERGY INDUSTRY, AND PUT ALL ENERGY FORMS ON THE TABLE TO FIND OUT HOW CHANGE COULD HELP CONSUMERS.
SHIMKUS SAYS DRILLING OFF THE U-S COAST WILL HELP, AND BELIEVES THE MERE OFFICIAL SUGGESTION COULD AFFECT OIL SPECULATORS.
