Cincinnati Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) gave dozens of gas receipts from
Cincinnati drivers to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Todd Lindgren, a spokesperson for Chabot said the Congressman has been looking for the Speaker for a couple of days. He spotted her on the House floor Thursday and hand delivered the receipts and a letter.
Last week, Chabot started asking constituents to send him copies of gas receipts. Lindgren said Chabot is trying to get Pelosi to act on any legislation that will reduce gas prices.
The letter from Chabot to Pelosi outlined his ideas to help consumers with gas prices, including drilling domestically for oil.
Drilling for additional oil in the U.S. right now would affect gas prices by less than 2 cents a gallon in the year 2025, according to Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for Speaker Pelosi’s office. Hammill says the Speaker continues to support a number of energy bills in the House, three of which are being voted on today.
Chabot is running for his eighth term in Congress against Democrat Steve Driehaus.
