RE: Urgent action needed to stop energy company price gouging

Dear Representative ,

The unprecedented profits of ExxonMobil and other large energy companies in the wake of the Katrina disaster and skyrocketing energy prices starkly illuminate a cynical, greedy and unacceptable corporate strategy that is hurting the most vulnerable Americans and damaging our economy and national security. I strongly urge you to take swift and decisive action to stop energy company price gouging and to protect Americans from future abuses. The Congress must act immediately to:

Implement a windfall profits tax and close loopholes allowing oil companies to escape paying adequate royalties.
Launch an immediate investigation, including the use of subpoena, into uncompetitive practices by oil companies.
Strengthen anti-trust laws by empowering the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on unilateral withholding of supplies and other non-collusive anti-competitive actions by oil companies.
Re-regulate energy trading exchanges to restore transparency.
Improve fuel economy standards to reduce demand.

Please work with your colleagues to take immediate steps to implement these vital measures to protect America and our future from corporate greed. I will join millions of concerned Americans in closely following the response of Congress to this dangerous and urgent matter.

Most Sincerely,

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