GULF OF MEXICO ENERGY SECURITY ACT TO LOWER NATURAL GAS PRICES

Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee speaks at a press conference supporting the passage of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (S.3711) in the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 31, 2006. Proponents of the bill argue that its approval will lower the high costs associated with natural gas in the United States. (UPI Photo/Eduardo Sverdlin)