[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 72 (Thursday, June 8, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H3501-H3502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       DEMOCRATS ARE FOCUSED ON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S PRIORITIES

  (Mr. NADLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, while House Republicans plan to use the next 
couple of months trying to distract the attention of the American 
people away

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from their failures, House Democrats are focused on the American 
people's priorities.
  While Washington Republicans have allowed our dependence on foreign 
oil to increase over the last 5 years, House Democrats are committed to 
achieving energy independence in the next 10 years. We would do this by 
doubling the percentage of renewable fuels sold in America in 6 years, 
increasing the percentage of flex-fuel vehicles that run on ethanol or 
gasoline, and investing in biofuel research.
  While Republicans attempt to run from their fiscal record of turning 
a $5.6 trillion surplus into a $4 trillion deficit, Democrats continue 
to propose fiscally sound budgets that incorporate the pay-as-you-go 
policies that led to the record surpluses of the 1990s.
  The Democratic budget for the upcoming year would have balanced the 
budget by 2012, something the Republicans neglect to do in theirs. 
Democrats have solutions to the problems Republicans ignore.
  If House Republicans were really interested in solving our Nation's 
problems, they would stop the attempts to distract and would instead 
offer some new ideas.

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