Due in large part to your efforts through e-mails and calls to Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Friday that will help stop excessive oil speculation. Congratulations, and thank you for doing your part to help keep energy prices affordable.

The battle to reform energy markets now moves to the Senate, where more debate on this important issue will take place in the coming months. As you gather this holiday season with family and friends, please share your concerns about the fallout of excessive oil speculation. We also encourage you to invite your friends to join our efforts to stop these harmful Wall Street speculators. By educating and engaging as many people as possible in this important issue, we can increase the likelihood that the Senate will act before gasoline, diesel and heating oil costs rise much higher.

A lot of hard work lies ahead and your help will be critically important if we are to be successful in stopping excessive oil speculation. We will let you know as quickly as possible when it is best for you to contact your senators about this important issue. In the meantime, we encourage you to follow us on Facebook or Twitter to remain up-to-date on our ongoing efforts to stop oil speculation.

We appreciate your continued support. Together, we can help protect America's economic recovery.

Thank you,

The Coalition to Stop Oil Speculation Now