HELLER VOTE DRIVES OIL PRICES HIGHER

Reno, NV--Oil prices gained Thursday after an effort to open the Strategic Petroleum Reserve was blocked by House Republicans Thursday.  Congressman Dean Heller voted against the measure, which would have provided immediate oil price reduction.

"Heller's vote against direct oil price relief is shocking," said Derby Campaign Manager David Mason.  It is one step that would have a direct and immediate impact on the price of oil.  There is no excuse for voting against such a measure.  In times like these, we just can't afford Dean Heller."

Democratic Congressional Candidate Jill Derby supported the measure, which would have freed 70 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help ease domestic oil prices.  The measure, which needed a two-thirds majority to pass, failed 268-157,  just 16 votes short. 

Jill Derby, a fourth-generation Nevadan, started life on her family’s Flying Flapjack Ranch in Lovelock and rural Nevada has shaped the values she holds today.  Derby is running for Congress to bring real change to Washington--to fulfill our promises made to veterans, forge a sensible energy plan, ensure access to health care for all Americans, and demand fiscal responsibility in government.  Her website is www.jillderby.com.

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