July 2008 Edition: Visit Sens. Baucus, Tester and Rep. Rehberg in MT During the Aug. Recess.

As Congress prepares to adjourn for their traditional August recess, there have been many votes dealing with Americans concerns about high gas prices and energy costs. 

Though the House of Representatives has passed many positive energy bills this year, the Senate has proved to be a battleground where many of those bills have met with an end due to repeated Republican filibusters. 

In This Issue:

• Visit Senator Baucus, Senator Tester and Congressman Rehberg in Montana during the August Recess
• To Drill or Not to Drill?
• House Passes Bill to Promote Energy-Saving Public Transportation – and Rehberg Votes Against It!
• House Bill introduced to reduce gas-price pressure by investing in transit alternatives and smarter city planning
• Bill to Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Voted Down in Senate
• Thank You, Senator Baucus, for preserving Montana's Irreplaceable Hunting and Fishing Lands!