[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 28, 2006)]
[House]
[Pages H4684-H4685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            MTM ENERGY WEEK

  (Mr. MEEHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, high fuel costs are having a devastating 
effect on family budgets. Since President Bush took office, gas prices 
have risen 162 percent to almost $3 a gallon.
  Today, I am releasing a report that shows that Massachusetts' 
families will pay nearly $400 more for gasoline this summer than they 
did last summer.
  Congress must start to address this energy crisis. This week, I will 
introduce legislation to give tax credits to consumers that buy flex-
fuel vehicles. Flex fuel costs 30 to 60 cents less per gallon than 
conventional gasoline, and it is better for the environment.
  Flex-fuel vehicles emit 25 percent less greenhouse gases, 40 percent 
less carbon monoxide and 80 percent less cancer-causing sulfates.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a no-brainer. Why would anyone oppose paying 
less and breathing cleaner air?
  As we approach the Fourth of July, Congress should declare our 
independence from foreign oil by passing this

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commonsense legislation to help lower fuel prices.

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