Katrina has been a good opportunity for us to push the same principles we've been fighting for, ... If they work well, we'll try to apply them nationwide. If they don't, we'll move on to something that does.

Tom DeLay did nothing wrong, ... What this is, is a political smear campaign made by an organization, a political party, that is void of ideas.

Todd Tiahrt

As a result of our limited capacity to refine crude oil, we experience higher fuel prices when faced with refinery outages, such as during hurricanes Katrina and Rita, ... My legislation will encourage domestic refineries to expand their capacity so that we are less vulnerable to price fluctuations at the gasoline pump.

Todd Tiahrt