[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          PRESIDENT SHOULD ADDRESS ENERGY CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA

  (Mr. FILNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I have say to the President, hello. We in 
California and the rest of the Nation are still facing an energy 
crisis.
  Fifty-five percent of the small businesses in my community of San 
Diego face bankruptcy this year because of the high prices, and yet, 
not one of the 105 recommendations in the President's energy plan deal 
with this situation in California and the West.
  None of the President's speakers sent out over the weekend came out 
West. Why not, Mr. President? We are facing a crisis of price. Please 
address this crisis. Please institute cost-based rates for electricity 
in California and refund the criminal overcharges that we have been 
paying since last June.
  Mr. President, hello. We in California are still suffering.

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