[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H5537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          PRESIDENT'S ENERGY PROPOSAL IS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE

  (Mr. HARE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. HARE. Mr. Speaker, it's that time of year again. Just as families 
are preparing to hit the road for their summer vacations, the gas 
prices are once again hitting record highs. Drivers are paying a heavy 
price for the Bush administration's failure to enact a comprehensive 
energy strategy. And just last week, the President attempted to show 
that he's taking action by announcing an Executive Order that doesn't 
call for any action until a few weeks before he leaves office. This is 
simply too little, too late. Where has he been for the last 6 years 
when prices were hitting record numbers each Memorial Day?
  The Democratic Congress refuses to ignore this problem. We passed 
legislation that will roll back $14 billion in taxpayer subsidies for 
Big Oil, and instead we would reinvest here at home in clean 
alternative fuels, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
  In the coming weeks we will bring legislation to the House floor that 
will crack down on price gouging by the big oil companies so we can 
provide immediate relief to consumers. Unlike the Bush administration, 
the Democratic Congress is not simply going to ignore this problem.

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