Bob Slaughter Quotes


The most effective means of achieving this goal is continued reliance on market mechanisms, not price regulation. - Bob Slaughter



The experience we went through with Katrina is about as difficult as we can imagine. The truth of the matter is that things came out fairly well. There were some spot shortages involved. They were being mitigated. Save for Rita, the prices were being mitigated. - Bob Slaughter



The energy price and allocation controls of the 1970s resulted in supply shortages in the form of long gas lines. - Bob Slaughter



The damage left in Katrina's wake made the already troubling supply and price situation significantly worse. - Bob Slaughter



Some of the executive leadership of our industry was contacted with essentially four business days to go before the hearing. Given the demands of running some of America's largest companies, it is no surprise that all schedules could not be accommodated on such short notice. - Bob Slaughter