CRS: ENERGY CRISIS FAILED TO RESOLVE THE MOST DIVISIVE DEBATES

摘要

The gasoline price surge that followed Hurricanes Katrina and Rita influenced the debate over national energy policy, but the urgency of previous energy crises was lacking, observed the Congressional Research Service (CRS). As a result, important issues, such as refinery revitalization, have not been resolved, and Capitol Hill watchers say this election year is not likely to yield much productive discussion.