Dear Representative ____________:
Like all Americans, I am deeply saddened by the devastation caused by the recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and support efforts to alleviate suffering in the affected regions. However, I strongly urge you to oppose the so-called "Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005" (H.R 3893), which is scheduled for a vote this week.
Instead of offering real solutions to those of us hit hard by high gas prices, the bill would harm our public health and the environment while doing nothing to curb rising energy costs. The bill would gut the Clean Air Act's New Source Review program, allowing more than 20,000 industrial facilities to increase their pollution. This would disproportionately impact minority communities that already suffer from pollution emitted by nearby refineries.
More than 150 million Americans live in areas where smog levels are high enough to cause serious health problems, but this bill would allow cities with the worst smog problems to miss existing cleanup deadlines for many years.
The consequences of passing this bill would effect our lives and those of our children for many years. I strongly urge you to oppose it.
Sincerely,