[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 96 (Tuesday, July 16, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H4681]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REAL INDEPENDENCE IS ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, 84 percent, 84 percent, 84 percent of all 
Americans say that we need to pass a national energy plan. Why? They 
know that we must decrease our reliance on foreign oil. That means we 
need to keep our marginal wells, expand the use of renewables, and grow 
into ANWR. They know that we must ensure that we have the ability to 
generate electricity from multiple sources. We need to continue to use 
natural gas, coal, and nuclear renewables like hydroelectric. They know 
that we must expand the grid to move the power from one point to 
another.
  Mr. Speaker, real independence is energy independence. I join with 84 
percent of all Americans who are calling on the conferees to get the 
job done and pass an energy bill and get the bill to the President.

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