Senate Democrats again want oil execs investigated

[Judi Lynn]

Senate Democrats again want oil execs investigated
Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:02 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats on Wednesday again demanded that the Justice Department investigate whether big oil company executives lied to Congress about their firms' involvement with a White House task force that developed the Bush administration's energy policy.

The lawmakers accused the heads of Exxon Mobil Corp., BP Plc's U.S. unit, ConocoPhillips, Chevron Corp and Shell Oil of lying during a Senate hearing in November when they said their companies did not participate in the energy task force headed by Vice President Dick Cheney.

The Washington Post later reported that a White House document showed many of the companies had met with the energy task force.

The executives stood by their initial statements when they were to asked to clarify them after The Post story came out. However, they admitted talking about various energy matters with members of the administration, including Cheney.
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[TheDebbieDee]

1. Great! This means gas prices will be going down again! n/t

[Broken_Hero]

2. I hope so...but who knows...

I'm just glad somebody is putting some flame to this Oil Barrons...because if we don't, next summer is going to be hell....