[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 66 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H2662]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HERE COMES THE HORSE CAVALRY
(Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute.)
Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, Canada is the largest crude oil supplier to the
United States. About half of that crude is derived from what is called
oil sands. Also, the military wants to buy Canadian ``unconventional
fuels'' instead of buying fuel from rogue dictators. The Air Force
wants to use Canadian ``coal to liquid fuel'' and turn it into jet
fuel.
But the nonenergy bill passed by Congress prohibits such purchases
because of absurd environmental restrictions.
Now, not only is it harder for Americans to obtain affordable
gasoline, our military is at risk of having a fuel shortage to carry
out its mission in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This Nation is at war. Our troops need fuel. The latest congressional
attempt to hurt the military as a way of appeasing environmental fear
mongers could result in what happened to General George Patton in World
War II. On August 31, 1944, General Patton was charging toward Germany
and just outside of Metz, France, his tanks ran out of gas because
bureaucrats here in the United States denied him fuel.
So unless Congress acts, our troops may be charging into battle
riding cavalry horses, while our tanks and planes rust and gather dust
because they are out of gas.
And that's just the way it is.
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