HENRY A WAXI\44N, CALIFORNIA,
CHAIRMAN
www.oversight.house. gov
Jvne22,2007
Mr. John Hofmeister
President
Shell Oil Company
P.O. Box 2463
Houston, TX77252-2463Dear Mr. Hofineister:
I am writing regarding a request from Rep. Dennis Kucinich for the issuance of a
subpoena from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to Shell Oil
Company for testimony before the Committee's Subcommittee on Domestic Policy.
Chairman Kucinich seeks this testimony as part of the Subcommittee's investigation of
how the temperature-based expansion and contraction of gasoline is, or is not, accounted
for in retail sales in the United States. I understand from Chairman Kucinich that Shell
Oil Company refused his request to provide a representative for testimony at his first
hearing on this subject, held on June 8, 2007.
The pricing of gasoline affects millions of American consumers and businesses.
Shell Oil Company plays a significant role in the U.S. gasoline market, and the
perspective and knowledge of your company regarding pricing issues relating to gasoline
temperature changes is critical to the Subcommittee's ability to obtain a complete
understanding of this matter. I would like to avoid the necessity to issue a subpoena. For
this reason, I request that you make available a senior official of Shell Oil Company with
relevant knowledge for testimony at the Subcommittee's second hearing on this issue, to
be held the week of Julv 16 or Julv 23.
Please contact me or Kristin Amerling of the Committee staff at 202-225-5051
before June 29 , 2007 , to confirm the availability of a witness for the Subcommittee's
hearing on this important issue.
Sincerely,
Henry A. Waxman
Chairman
cc: Tom Davis
Ranking Minority Member
Dennis Kucinich
Chairman
Domestic Policv Subcommittee
Darrell E. Issa
Ranking Minority Member
Domestic Policy Subcommittee
Next time, I'd wait for a subpoena. Screw these bastards. Who are they, nobles or something?
Next time, I'd wait for a subpoena. Screw these bastards. Who are they, nobles or something?
it looks like it took almost a year to get Shell Oil to pay attention to them... and once the president of Shell Oil starts talking, they probably want him to shut up.
i hope O Reilly and Hannity start squawking about this for weeks to come... the public will sit up and take notice if they play this Oil president's Congressional testimony every night for days on end, til the country finally gets it. Rush is already on it and has not let up.
lets hope the Dems are going to be crucified over this..
Don't look for any help from that blowhard O'Reilly on this, he is a huge cheerleader for castrating the oil companies........
doc
...and you don't want to piss him off anyway. He'll get mad and take his coat off.
Next time, I'd wait for a subpoena. Screw these bastards. Who are they, nobles or something?
it looks like it took almost a year to get Shell Oil to pay attention to them... and once the president of Shell Oil starts talking, they probably want him to shut up.
i hope O Reilly and Hannity start squawking about this for weeks to come... the public will sit up and take notice if they play this Oil president's Congressional testimony every night for days on end, til the country finally gets it. Rush is already on it and has not let up.
lets hope the Dems are going to be crucified over this..
Don't look for any help from that blowhard O'Reilly on this, he is a huge cheerleader for castrating the oil companies........
doc
Don't look for any help from that blowhard O'Reilly on this, he is a huge cheerleader for castrating the oil companies........
doc
...and you don't want to piss him off anyway. He'll get mad and take his coat off.
he is?? i didnt know that.... he tries to be 'independant' but i cant say i watch him all that much anymore.
he has that body language expert on now and she just irritates me. she doesnt know anything...
He was also a warmer when warmers weren't cool.
he is?? i didnt know that.... he tries to be 'independant' but i cant say i watch him all that much anymore.
he has that body language expert on now and she just irritates me. she doesnt know anything...
He was also a warmer when warmers weren't cool.
Okay, I've posted this more than once but here goes :-)
I also think that the president of Shell (and any other oil co.) needs to march into Congress and say, "you're taking X dollars a year in taxes already. Just how much more money do you think you need?!?!"
Here are some comments from Shell's president. http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,6548.0/highlight,oil.html
And - http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,6187.msg75141/highlight,oil.html#msg75141
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,5263.msg68116/highlight,oil.html#msg68116
here's another one from him - he was on Glenn Beck.
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/196/9454/
I heard the testimony too. It was stunning. I'm sure it stopped a few democrat hearts. The days of the domocrats bringing their intended victims before congress and grilling them to the point of the poor victims pissing their pants IS OVER!
Nothing is the same as it use to be for the democrats. The media is not theirs to mold. Every lie they tell is exposed on the internet within minutes after it is uttered. The nation has lost the sense that the democrats are the alpha and the omega of all things political. Businesses aren't quaking in their boots and acting shamed at every bogus "inquiry".
Yes, all things considered, much progress has been made. The democrats will never again gain back the power they once (and foolishly still do) took for granted.
Next time, I'd wait for a subpoena. Screw these bastards. Who are they, nobles or something?
I heard the testimony too. It was stunning. I'm sure it stopped a few democrat hearts. The days of the domocrats bringing their intended victims before congress and grilling them to the point of the poor victims pissing their pants IS OVER!
Nothing is the same as it use to be for the democrats. The media is not theirs to mold. Every lie they tell is exposed on the internet within minutes after it is uttered. The nation has lost the sense that the democrats are the alpha and the omega of all things political. Businesses aren't quaking in their boots and acting shamed at every bogus "inquiry".
Yes, all things considered, much progress has been made. The democrats will never again gain back the power they once (and foolishly still do) took for granted.
Some of the very samethings can be said about the media too. 60 minutes isn't the terror it used to be when people used to hate seeing Mike Wallace or whoever show up at their office.