[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H14162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  FINALLY A COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY BILL

  (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Today we will vote on a comprehensive energy bill, 
finally. This country has waited 32 years for an increase in mileage 
standards. Thirty-two years. We have also waited for Congress to focus 
on renewables, green jobs and energy conservation in buildings and 
appliances. This bill will do that. This bill will also help free our 
Nation from dependence on foreign oil.
  When Newt Gingrich was sworn in as Speaker, we were 41 percent 
dependent on foreign oil. We are now 61 percent dependent on foreign 
oil. This is a risk to our national security. This bill will help our 
pocketbooks, it will help our environment, and it will help our 
national security. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

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