06-R 079

2006 -- H 7248

Enacted 02/14/06

H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION INTRODUCE LEGISLATION CALLING FOR A NATIONWIDE BOYCOTT ON THE EXXON MOBILE CORPORATION'S PETROLEUM-BASED PRODUCTS

Introduced By: Representatives Lima, Fox, E Coderre, Moura, and Wasylyk

Date Introduced: February 14, 2006

     WHEREAS, The Exxon Mobile Corporation is one of the world's most profitable

companies. Its record-breaking profits of $36.2 billion for 2005 exceeded all-time highs; and

     WHEREAS, This winter, heating oil costs have risen to extreme levels, placing many

Rhode Island citizens in jeopardy of having to choose between the basic necessities of life, such

as food and clothing, or heating their homes; and

     WHEREAS, The Exxon Mobile Corporation has refused to cooperate in offering the

State of Rhode Island any reduction in the price of its petroleum products. Other corporations

such as Citgo have distributed their heating oil at a discounted price of up to a forty percent

reduction this winter. Their initiative is aimed at helping poor communities, who are located in

areas of the country most affected by the cold winter, with skyrocketing prices; now, therefore be

it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby respectfully requests Rhode Island's Delegation to the United

States Congress to introduce legislation calling for a nationwide boycott on all Exxon Mobile

Corporation's petroleum-based products; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Patrick Kennedy, the Honorable

Jack Reed, the Honorable Lincoln Chaffee and the Honorable James Langevin.

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