[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                             ENERGY POLICY

  (Ms. SANCHEZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the type of 
energy policy that our great Nation should embrace, not the one that 
the President has put forward.
  We should support plans that recognize the need for new energy 
production and generation, but will at the same time save consumers 
money, continue the important work to cut pollutants that affect the 
health of every American, create real jobs and will reduce our 
percentage of imported foreign oil.
  We should support flexible tax credits and incentives for high-
efficiency vehicles, the purchase of energy-efficient homes, home and 
business improvements that reduce our energy costs, critical 
improvements to our energy infrastructure and energy produced from 
renewable resources.
  I support an energy plan that will combine improvements to our 
existing energy processes, the development of new and renewable energy 
resources and energy conservation which truly does make a difference. 
In California alone we have seen already a 17 percent decrease in 
consumption by our retail consumers.
  I believe, like most Americans, that a well-balanced energy plan is 
what we need as a country as we enter the dawn of the 21st century.

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