[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H14161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         DEMOCRATS' ENERGY BILL

  (Mr. RADANOVICH asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, energy independence is one of the most 
critical issues facing our Nation. This Congress has a responsibility 
to the American family to ease the burden they're feeling at the gas 
pump and reduce the cost of heating America's homes this winter. 
Unfortunately, this Democrat majority is either unwilling or unable to 
accept that responsibility.
  The majority wants to place unrealistic Federal mandates on renewable 
electricity that will drive up the cost of utilities and mandates on 
renewable fuel that will increase the cost of food at the supermarket.
  The American public wants results. That means increasing domestic oil 
and gas production, building petroleum refineries for the first time in 
30 years, and expanding the use of nuclear energy. Instead, the static 
electricity created by my shoes rubbing across this carpet creates more 
energy than the Democrats' energy bill.

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