The gas supply crisis for much of north Georgia continues, with drivers still fighting long lines at stations that have gas. This afternoon, Governor Sonny Perdue took another step in hopes of easing the shortage, by sending a letter to President Bush. Perdue is asking the White House to release a "significant amount" of crude oil from the Strategic petroleum reserve, to refineries in the Gulf. The hope is to more quickly bring the system back on-line, and get gas through the pipeline to Georgia. Late Monday afternoon, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle commented on Perdue’s letter in a press conference inside the State Capitol rotunda:
"I think the Governor's actions today to announce that he's calling on the President to get into the (Strategic National) Reserve is a very important process, because everyone is being impacted, because the Gulf is a huge supplier of fuel--not only to our state, but to the Southeast..."
Cagle says he expects the situation to improve "soon".
"I think the Governor's actions today to announce that he's calling on the President to get into the (Strategic National) Reserve is a very important process, because everyone is being impacted, because the Gulf is a huge supplier of fuel--not only to our state, but to the Southeast..."
Cagle says he expects the situation to improve "soon".
