The Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA) today released the following statement about discussions currently underway in Congress to reduce the deficit and raise the debt ceiling:

American public deserves straight talk from elected officials regarding energy prices, taxes.

The Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA) Board of Directors announced today that former Congressman J.C. Watts is now part of a unique bipartisan alliance devoted to the survival of U.S. crude oil and natural gas exploration and production.

DEPA voices concern about the effects a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing approved by the New York State Assembly Monday could have on the state and local economies.

The Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA, www.depausa.org ) supports the conversion of compressed natural gas (CNG), but believes it is wrong to force American consumers to pay for something that they may not want - especially in a recession.

A domestic oil producer coalition leader says a failed Senate vote on repeal of oil and natural gas tax provisions is evidence that a majority of senators don't intend to put U.S. energy consumers in harm's way to make political point post BP spi