As gas prices continue to increase, Congress continues to blame others while

ignoring practical steps to stop the pain Americans are feeling at the pump. To lower gasoline prices and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we need real solutions to our energy challenges

* American Solutions Delivers 1,226,091 Petition Signatures to Senators McCain, Obama, and Reid


*rev: June 22, 2008

WASHINGTON, DC – American Solutions for Winning the Future today delivered  *1,226,091  petition signatures, gathered from all 50 states, to the U.S. Senate urging them to take immediate action to lower gas prices by drilling for oil domestically. The petition is part of the “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” campaign American Solutions launched two weeks ago.

The petition is simple and powerful:

“We, therefore, the undersigned citizens of the United States, petition the U.S. Congress to act immediately to lower gasoline prices by authorizing the exploration of proven energy reserves to reduce our dependence on foreign energy sources from unstable countries.”

American Solutions delivered this first round of signatures to the offices of Senators Alexander, Clinton, Durbin, Ensign, Kyl, McCain, McConnell, Obama, Reid and Schumer urging them to vote against the destructive Boxer-Warner-Lieberman bill which would raise the cost of gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, and aviation fuel.

According to new American Solutions’ research, 85% of the American people support the U.S. using more of its own domestic energy resources, including the oil and coal already here, to combat the rising cost of energy and reduce dependence on foreign energy sources. This belief is so widespread it is supported by a majority of Democrats, Republicans, and independents.

“The voices of more than *1,226,091  Americans are demanding that Congress offer real solutions to our energy challenges, and that begins with drilling for oil now,” said Dave Ryan, American Solutions Executive Director. “As our petition drive continues to gain more momentum, we hope to deliver 3 million signatures to both parties at their national conventions.”

For a YouTube video of American Solutions delivering the first round of “Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less” petition signatures, visit www.AmericanSolutions.com/DrillNow.

About American Solutions
American Solutions for Winning the Future is a new, non-partisan organization built around three goals: to defend America and our allies abroad and defeat our enemies, to strengthen and revitalize America’s core values, and to move the government into the 21st Century. Its General Chairman is former Speaker Newt Gingrich.