McCaskill Votes to Advance Bill to Lower Gas Prices

Summertime for many means packing up the car for an old-fashioned road trip, whether it's a cross-country journey or a trip to the Lake of the Ozarks. Regardless of where Missourians are going this summer or how far they are travelling, they have one thing in common: they cringe every time they pull up a gas station. But with gas prices expected to continue climbing throughout the summer, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill today voted in favor of moving forward on the Consumer First Energy Act of 2008, legislation that would enact key reforms to make fuel more affordable for Americans in the future. The vote, which required 60 for passage, failed 51 to 43. Read the press release ›