[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 77 (Thursday, June 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1159]
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           ON DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 15, 2006

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I made the attached statement in 
opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on May 
25, 2006:

       Here we go again. For decades, this Congress has rejected 
     attempts to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 
     recognition of the fact that American working families do not 
     want it. It is bad for our economy and it is a violation of 
     human rights.
       The effect on our economy of choosing a path of yesterday 
     over a positive vision of a renewable energy future is stark. 
     A report by researchers at the University of California at 
     Berkeley found that ``Across a broad range of scenarios, the 
     renewable energy sector generates more jobs per average 
     megawatt of power installed, and per unit of energy produced, 
     than the fossil fuel-based energy sector.''
       Drilling in the Arctic Refuge is also a violation of the 
     international human rights of the native Gwich'in people. It 
     threatens the Porcupine Caribou Herd on which the Gwich'in 
     depend for subsistence, culture and religion. We have no 
     right to threaten their culture and livelihood in order to 
     prop up an archaic energy policy.
       I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill.

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