gas prices

Releasing Tax Returns Only Way to Show How Much Senator is Benefiting from Oil Industry that is Gouging Customers

Urges Congress to Pass His Bill to Protect Consumers from Ruthless Practice

Says New Oversight Will Help Consumers;
Calls Lautenberg Refusal to Reveal His Oil Interests an Insult to New Jersey Voters

COHEN/PRIETO BILL INCREASING PENALTIES FOR GAS GOUGING SIGNED INTO LAW

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Neil M. Cohen and Vincent Prieto sponsored to increase the penalties associated with falsifying prices and other devious gas-gouging business practices utilized by unscrupulous service station operators was signed into law today by Governor Jon S. Corzine.

TRENTON – The Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee passed legislation today sponsored by Senator Nicholas Sacco that would increase fines levied against gas station operators for violating state laws regulating the sale of gasoline.

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE APPROVES COHEN/PRIETO BILL INCREASING PENALTIES FOR GAS GOUGING

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Neil M. Cohen and Vincent Prieto sponsored to increase the penalties associated with falsifying prices and other unscrupulous gas-gouging business practices by unscrupulous service station operators was released today by the Assembly Transportation and Public Works Committee.