Gasoline message heard clearly
Lawmakers grasp at near-term solutions as prices upset motorists
By DAVID IVANOVICH
Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, was about to board a flight to Washington at George Bush Intercontinental Airport last week when she got an earful from some airport workers.

"As I got on the plane, their last word was, 'Can you do something about gasoline prices?' " Jackson Lee said.

Voters are steamed about the record prices they're seeing at the pump, just as the summer vacation season is getting under way.

And lawmakers are scrambling to do something, anything they can to help. the rest