[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H6369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     OUTRAGEOUS GAS PRICES A RESULT OF CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, the outrageous gas prices that 
plague this Nation are a direct result of failed energy policies by the 
Clinton-Gore administration.
  High gas prices have devastated Americans from every walk of life, 
from our seniors on fixed incomes who are struggling to pay for the 
rising cost of home heating oil, to our families, farmers, and those 
who rely on transportation to survive.
  The jump in prices do not just affect individual family budgets, but 
also impact the districts across the country that rely on tourism 
dollars, especially during these popular summer months.
  Mr. Speaker, the Clinton-Gore administration has refused to take 
actions while Americans everywhere have been left to suffer. If this 
trend continues and gas prices remain high, our economy will certainly 
feel the impact. This may not be the legacy that President Clinton had 
in mind.

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