Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), the Co-chairs of the House Georgia Caucus, announced their intention to introduce a resolution when Congress returns to session calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to find a new venue for the 2014 Winter Olympics, which are scheduled to be held in Sochi, Russia.

 

Washington D.C. – U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz voted today in strong support of a plan to provide immediate relief to consumers from the high price of gas. The bill, the Consumer Energy Supply Act of 2008, would temporarily release 10 percent of the oil from the government’s own stockpile, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and replace it later with heavier, cheaper crude oil. The SPR plays a vital homeland defense role for America, but with the reserve currently 97 percent full temporarily releasing a small portion of the oil available will not harm the national security of our country.