We haven?t had rate increase since 2002 and we have a huge need for fuel, especially gasoline. When gas goes up a penny, it costs the U.S. Post Office $8 million.
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Related Every time the cost of fuel goes up 10 cents a gallon it costs us $1.3 million. CANDACE SMITH Every time the cost of fuel goes up ten cents a gallon it costs us $1.3 million. CANDACE SMITH This is the first time we have requested an increase in our base rate since 2000. During that time, ... JAY DAWSON (Natural gas) prices have come down since they filed (for a rate increase). Hopefully, this filing w... ERIC WITKOSKI The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. CRAIG GROESCHEL The cars haven't advanced that much since we were kids. When you boil it down, it's still a ... DANA BRUNETTI I suppose they had a general store and a post office there, ... since we have a letter addressed to ... JAMES MELVIN We have raised $7 million for the Boca project. However, costs of the project have gone up, so we re... VICKI PUGH We need more than $5 million because construction costs have gone up. BRENDA KEELER We think action needs to be taken now to address these high gasoline and fuel costs, DAVID BOWLES We were told by a state trooper that there is only one gas station between Montgomery and Mobile, ..... SCOTT WARNER High gas prices are eating away at consumer's disposal income and could lead to a further econom... MAJOR OWENS The last couple of weeks when gas prices got up to $3 a gallon, we had a lot of people come in and a... CARLOS GONZALEZ Fertilizer costs are up big-time, and fuel costs went from $13,000 to $19,000 (for an average farm),... DALE NORDQUIST Just since the gas prices started to go up, they've enriched the state coffers by about $16 million ... BILL GREEN We have not had tax increases since the 1970s, ... Since then costs on everything have gone up. KATHLEEN KENNEDY We are certainly past the point where we need an increase, especially with the situation with how fu... KEVIN ARMSTRONG The month-to-month gas price hike was driven primarily by increasing oil prices and speculation over... CAROL THORP Natural gas production in the U.S is still not back up to 100 percent, and gas is the most commonly ... GERARD BURG Gasoline tends to obscure everything, especially since we aren't paying heating bills right now. But... BOB TIPPEE Although fuel costs were up sharply from last year, the increase was dampened to a large degree by o... DONALD CARTY When energy costs go up, we still get the same rate. BILL MERCK We need to be careful when we talk about cutting health care costs. They are not going to be reduced... DAVE OBEY We finished the fiscal year at the end of June $7.5 million over budget for fuel costs. If we contin... CANDACE SMITH We had some great fun, especially during 2002, and Michael's death is a huge shock for everyone who ... COLIN MCRAE Once any airplane goes over the speed of sound, it goes into a very different fuel regime. The opera... CRAIG MARTIN The clock rate curves have pretty much flattened out since 2002. JAMES GOSLING In our office, we have a whiteboard with all of our ideas and things we want to write on it - great ... ERICH HOEBER I get about 99 miles to the gallon. When gasoline costs $3 a gallon, driving most gasoline cars cost... FELIX KRAMER I think we have to be very careful when we toss around terms like 'cut health care costs.' W... DAVE OBEY We haven't had an agenda for American cities probably since at least Jimmy Carter. We have left ... MARTIN O'MALLEY It's been the fuel costs that have hurt farmers more than anything. For example, the increased costs... BOB WELLS We need to give our children a future less dependent on fossil fuel, ... According to the Energy Dep... MARIA CANTWELL I had no aspirations to be a musician, but I picked up a guitar for two seconds and haven't put ... SLASH We know that customers are tiring of these electric rate increases. However, we are building a new p... DAVID KYTO We really need to focus as much capital as feasible in rebuilding the roadway. We had a toll increas... CARL DEFEBO Japan needs to follow through with its promises. The continued embargo costs the U.S. beef industry ... CRAIG THOMAS That puts a spotlight on how thin margins are for farmers. Input costs keep increasing, especially f... PHILIP NELSON As we seek to increase profitability, we are undertaking a comprehensive program designed to streaml... KEN JOYCE As we seek to increase profitability, we are undertaking a comprehensive program designed to streaml... KEN JOYCE We based these charges on expected trends for the rate increase effective this month. We are all see... BECKY COFFEY Natural gas is the best transportation fuel. It's better than gasoline or diesel. It's clean... T. BOONE PICKENS Capitalism should not be condemned, since we haven't had capitalism. RON PAUL If we don't get gasoline to keep our water system running, then we're going to ask people to leave t... JIMMY WHITE The cost is being paid for by gas and impact fees. The price depends on material costs and availabil... GARY VARGAS We already put aside $1 million for the well, but between the time we allotted for that and now cons... BOB PATTERSON Since we sit just north of their pumping facility on 8 Mile, whenever they need to increase the wate... JOE MUNEM The bulk of the increase is due to salaries and benefits. But utility costs have become a major fact... FRANK CONNOLLY The original bids for construction costs started out at $8 million, then it went to $12 million. To ... LARRY BUSH It can be done very inexpensively. Our whole power pack in volume costs $4.50. The platinum alone in... ROBERT LIFTON My plane is a Premiere; it has very efficient gas turbine engines. It goes very fast on relatively l... DEAN KAMEN Even with this proposed rate increase, we believe we deliver an excellent product that our customers... WALTER LYNCH We have made incredible progress in lowering our operational costs for over two years now. However, ... DAN GARTON If the seed doesn't get planted, it can't become a toxic thornbush. We must guard our minds and our ... CRAIG GROESCHEL We took into account the need for reduced use of fuel and the increase in congestion of the highways... AMY FADIDA Nationally, our students aren't competing as well as they need to be with other countries when it co... CATHY SCHROEDER When the Town Board passes a bond for $2.55 million and then it goes up to $4.25 million, that's fis... CAROL SILVERSTEIN One more rate increase may be enough for the U.S. economy. AKIRA TAKEI Certain traders in gas and kerosene have tried to increase fuel prices.... The prices of liquefied g... GEORGY ARVELADZE With income from grain crops, farmers will have about a normal income. But we are looking at farm in... BOB WELLS I'm worried. My job is in the transportation industry, and fuel costs have a huge impact on my line ... KEVIN MURPHY We have a right to life, not on it. DANIEL MELGAçO We've gone through rounds of tax cutting and rounds of tax increases in modern U.S. history. We ... AUSTAN GOOLSBEE As far as the biggest surprise goes, it would have to be that the increase in energy costs did not i... GEORGE SCALISE These guys haven't seen an actual wage increase since 2002. We're working on 2002 wages. BOB MURPHY Natural gas is a better transportation fuel than gasoline, so if that's the case, it's cheap... T. BOONE PICKENS ADAMS asked us what we needed and since we had been borrowing other emergency response vehicles from... MAURICE MORALES We are a pretty experienced team. But we haven?t had a lot of match play yet this season. We do need... PAUL TESTA At a time when we are dealing with unpredictable suppliers of energy abroad and higher gas costs at ... RANDY NEUGEBAUER The market's keen to see U.S. labor costs and economic growth figures for signs of a possible intere... HIROICHI NISHI When we do deals, it's not, 'Ah, it's a million bucks, who cares?' The penny means s... DONALD TRUMP, JR. Jet fuel prices have been rising even faster than crude oil prices for the last year, but it was the... DAN GARTON Once gas comes within a distance about a million times larger than the event horizon of the black ho... STEVE ALLEN We don't get a penny for that. We just do it because we know we need to do it. ALAN BELCHER Since then we have seen a gradual increase until prices are now equal to a month ago. We expect pric... CAROL THORP We had a great year. To go 16-8 and to get to the district final is a huge feat for these kids. KORY MALKUS So any increase on [gas costs] will affect our numbers. STEVE ALLEN We had a terrific year in 2005. In fact, we realized the best annual financial results in more than ... FERNANDO AGUIRRE We have tremendous concerns in three areas: transportation, because of rising fuel costs; utilities,... WAYNE BLANTON As a nonprofit, we have to keep administrative costs to a bare minimum so we can put every penny we ... NANCY HARD Since 1987, we haven't had such a low homicide rate. GENJORGE DANIEL CASTRO It?s amazing we haven?t had a fire before that. EINAR JENSEN The higher energy costs will put a squeeze on both businesses and households. They're spending so mu... NARIMAN BEHRAVESH I really haven't been cognitive of gas prices. It wasn't until I filled up my husband's ... ALEXANDRA PAUL We've got exactly what we need to fulfill our destiny! ABHISHEK KUMAR Every penny that we lower it, that's $5 million from the budget. MAUREEN CADDIGAN I think FedEx wanted to get out in front of the curve on this issue to beat UPS to the punch. Having... DOUG CALDWELL We were running a pump that I have had on the car for a while. We made some changes to the way we ru... GENE SNOW I haven't dunked since Bill Clinton was in office, so I'm just happy for anyone who can do s... LZ GRANDERSON We have not put the inflation increase through for the last couple of years. Indeed, since 1999 fuel... ALISTAIR DARLING For Richland County, the combined costs for residential, commercial and industrial customers would i... DAVID PEPPER Since all the bikes are donated [to BNB in the U.S.], we only charge the head of the business for th... CARL KURZ As health care costs increase, we should not add administrative costs, which this would do. We don't... BONNIE STEWART When the price of gas goes up, they pay more. When the price of gas goes down, they pay less. JIM SUYDAM I have some real grievances on this issue, ... We have pushed for years to get a natural gas pipelin... TOM HARKIN When we die our deeds shall be left for humanity to judge & our flesh shall become dust for humanity... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) I learned to walk as a baby, and I haven't had a lesson since. MARILYN MONROE With gas prices hitting record levels, consumers need to secure their fall and winter 2006 vacation ... JONATHAN CARROLL Chad does a lot of the little things out there that we need done. He goes and gets the ball, whether... VIC ORTIZ The fact that we havent had a contract for 13 months was eventually a factor, BRIAN HOLLAND
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