17 Quotes by Jamie Court

They're getting us going and coming, and it's going to be an ugly summer.

The Attorney General should make clear that if oil companies raise wholesale gasoline prices without cause then the companies will be prosecuted for gouging consumers at the pump since station owners have very little choice over how much they can charge,

It just shows that the governor's fundraising is on automatic pilot. Only when there's a spotlight cast on his activities will he ever think about returning the money.

intentionally reduced refining capacity to pump up profits to world-record levels.

In addition, the spot price is higher than most oil companies pay, since they either harvest their own crude or pay more stable and often much lower contract prices.

If I came to my job and a third of the time didn't do what I was supposed to, I wouldn't have a job,

These aren't just windfall profits; they are hurricane-force profits.

The Lockyer investigation should put oil industry executives on notice that they are going to have to answer tough questions about their role if the price of gasoline rises more than ten percent above pre-Katrina prices or above approximately $3.10 per gallon,