China is far away.
10 cents per gallon is immediate. Two Texas members of Congress are pressing President Clinton to intervene on behalf of the Longhorn pipeline project, threatening to withhold votes the administration may need for passage of the China trade bill. U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, says he will withhold his vote for the trade bill unless the president makes sure the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency effectively approves the gasoline pipeline project by nixing a new study of possible environmental risks. U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, has taken a similar position, but his spokeswoman stopped short of saying Ortiz is asking the president to ensure approval. The pipeline is in line with the newest regulations.