[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 160 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HIGH ENERGY PRICES

  (Mr. CARNAHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARNAHAN. Mr. Speaker, as this body prepares to adjourn for the 
year, we have an opportunity to look back at what the people's House 
has done for the American people. The answer, when it comes to 
addressing skyrocketing energy prices, is not much, especially for 
those most in need.
  As winter weather settles in around the country, millions of American 
families are facing skyrocketing home heating prices with even greater 
impact if cold temperatures persist into the spring. Americans are also 
feeling the effects of soaring energy prices at the gas pump. The 
double burden of these added expenses will be far too much for many 
families.
  Rather than taking the opportunity to address these costs for those 
most in need, the Republican leadership instead gave billions of 
dollars in tax breaks to those who need it least, big oil and gas 
companies that have posted not just record profits but the largest 
profits in the history of the world.
  Mr. Speaker, Congress should not leave this year without repealing 
those tax breaks for big oil and converting the savings to low-income 
and senior Americans that need the help the most.

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