[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 101 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H5487-H5488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               GAS PRICES

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Americans are fed up paying 
over $4 per gallon for gas and nearly $5 for diesel. The price of a 
gallon of gas has spiked $2 since Democrats took control of Congress in 
January of 2007.
  It's high time we did something about the skyrocketing cost of 
gasoline and allow us to explore for oil right here in America. To 
bring down the price of gasoline, we need to expand U.S. refinery 
capacity, tap America's own energy resources, streamline the number of 
fuel blends and promote the use of clean, alternative energy. With a 
nationwide price for gasoline now over $4 a gallon, it's no surprise a 
recent Gallup Poll showed 57 percent of Americans now favor further 
exploration for oil right here in America. These folks are right.

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  Come on, America, let's strike oil.

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