FEDERAL ENERGY ASPHYXIATION

"When FEA went into business, the US was importing about one third of our oil. This year we have had weeks where imports have been more than 50%, and there is no sign it's going to get better. Domestic production is being crippled, and FEA's crazy-quilt system of price controls is one of the major causes.

"FEA has grown from nothing to 3,400 of the highest paid government employees in just 3 years. The mean salary of FEA employees is $19,000. More than 110 of these employees are public relations experts cranking out 60 press releases a month and costing taxpayers more than $3,000,000 a year."