[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 48 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H2155-H2156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             ENERGY POLICY

  (Mr. McHENRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, in recent months Americans have been 
struggling to cope with rising gas prices. And today the Republican 
majority and the U.S. House of Representatives bring forward a 
comprehensive, a comprehensive, energy program.
  And let me tell the Members this: we need to have a comprehensive 
energy program so that we can avoid losing jobs due to high energy 
costs.
  This week it is a comprehensive energy bill that will drastically 
reduce the costs of energy. It will lower energy prices for consumers, 
revitalize our economy, and create jobs. That is because the money that 
was diverted to high energy costs can now go to goods and services; and 
most importantly, this bill will reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
  Mr. Speaker, our opponents on the other side of the aisle have only 
given blather. They have only given bluster. They have not offered a 
comprehensive policy. We today are going to offer a comprehensive 
energy policy to help

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all Americans and reduce the cost of gasoline.

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