Barack Obama used a town hall meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday to outline a new economic stimulus plan he wants Congress to enact even before he takes office, to be paid for with a windfall tax on oil company profits. ...more

August 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG In a town hall meeting in St. Petersburg Friday, Barack Obama used a town hall meeting in St. Petersburg Friday to outlined a new economic stimulus plan he wants Congress to enact even before he takes office, to be paid for with a windfall profits tax on oil company profits. ...more

August 1, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources. ...more

August 1, 2008

Senate Republicans blocked a proposal Tuesday to tax the windfall profits of the largest oil companies, despite pleas by Democratic leaders to use the measure to address America's anger over $4 a gallon gasoline. ...more

June 11, 2008

A Temporary Bromide All three U.S. senators running for the presidential nominations of their parties pledge to not have "business as usual" if they are elected. However, both John McCain and Hillary Clinton have proposed the suspension of the federal gasoline tax sometime through the summer of 2008. ...more

May 10, 2008