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George Sarkisian   202-824-7206
Jim Owen   202-256-8447
 April 15, 2008

Utility Shareholders Urge Congress to Extend Dividend Tax Rate


Washington, DC – The American Gas Association (AGA) joined with the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) at the National Press Club to release a new study showing that the dividend tax rate reduction has broad-based benefits that significantly help the middle-class and seniors.

Attached please find the Ernst & Young study and today’s joint AGA/EEI press release.

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The American Gas Association, founded in 1918, represents 202 local energy companies that deliver natural gas throughout the United States. There are nearly 70 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 92 percent — more than 64 million customers — receive their gas from AGA members. Today, natural gas meets almost one-fourth of the United States' energy needs. For more information, please visit www.aga.org.