[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 3, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H4836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HOW TO BRING DOWN THE COST OF GAS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, today gas prices are hovering around $4 a 
gallon, and good legislation that would help ease the pain at the pump 
languishes due to congressional inaction. Washington is just not 
working for average taxpayers in North Carolina.
  Recently, I've seen some good ideas to deal with high gas prices, but 
we can't seem to get them brought to the floor for a vote.
  For example, I'm a cosponsor of Mr. Young's American Energy 
Independence and Price Reduction Act, which addresses both sides of 
this issue. It would tap domestic oil in an environmentally sensitive 
way and then use the tens of billions of dollars of Federal revenue to 
invest in 18 different existing alternative energy programs, from wind 
energy to water energy, all without raising taxes.
  How high will the Pelosi premium have to get before we vote on 
commonsense legislation like this? This bill proves that we can bring 
down the price of gas while investing in the energy of the future 
without raising taxes on America's working families.

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