Deadline: May 25
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Say no to the gas tax holiday

Senators Clinton and McCain have been pushing a "gas tax holiday," a plan to drop the federal excise tax on gasoline during the peak summer driving months.

Send a letter to Senators Clinton and McCain letting them know that you're not fooled by election-year gimmicks. You want real solutions to America's energy problems, not empty gestures.

We'll gather as many names as we can, sending daily updates of our petition to Senators Clinton and McCain every day until May 25.

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Text of the petition

Dear Senator Clinton and Senator McCain,

We urge you to reconsider your support for a gas tax holiday. The policy is bad for the American people and bad for the environment because it is:

  • Environmentally reckless. You favor a cap on carbon emissions to fight global warming. Encouraging fossil fuel use is step in the wrong direction.
  • Fiscally irresponsible. The gas tax funds badly needed repairs to our highway infrastructure.
  • Shortsighted. Gas prices are going to keep going up. We need long-term solutions, like investments in clean, affordable mass transit.
  • Ineffective. The bulk of the benefit will go to oil companies, who will raise prices to offset the tax break.

Energy issues are too important to the future of America – and the planet. We oppose the gas tax holiday, and await strong leadership on these urgent matters.

Sincerely,

[The undersigned]

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