Senate Democrats Eye Gas Price Relief Bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has quietly tasked members of his caucus with crafting a bill he can move quickly to a vote to help give relief from soaring gas prices.

thousands of truck drivers descended on Washington, D.C., Monday demanding relief from the soaring prices,

A senior Democratic leadership aide said the bill is still in its infancy despite nearly two weeks of trying.

accepting ideas from freezing additions to the underground Strategic Petroleum Reserve to get-tough measures on price-gouging and energy market manipulation.

McCain has also proposed a gas tax holiday in which the U.S. would suspend the 18.4 cent federal gas tax and 24.4 cent diesel tax from Memorial Day to Labor Day

a demand that the Bush administration put pressure on Saudi Arabia and other OPEC-member nations to increase oil supplies and bring down prices.