[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 107 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H6091]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       NO MORE EXCUSES ENERGY ACT

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Madam Speaker, as we approach the Fourth of 
July holiday, many Americans who would use this long weekend to 
vacation or to perhaps spend time with their family will have to weigh 
their options as they struggle with gas prices that have risen to over 
$4 a gallon. As the worldwide demand for oil has contributed to the 
rise in prices that affects families all across America, we have 
actually restricted our supply here at home. America, unfortunately, 
has become more dependent than ever on more expensive foreign sources 
of energy, and not taking advantage of our own energy sources is 
economic suicide.
  That is why I am cosponsoring the No More Excuses Energy Act. It 
would lift the moratorium on exploring for oil on the Outer Continental 
Shelf, open up the ANWR in Alaska for natural gas exploration and oil 
exploration, and it would also provide incentives to build more 
refineries right here at home.
  This legislation would provide incentives and tax credits to assist 
in researching and in using alternative forms of energy like wind power 
and nuclear energies. This commonsense approach to energy can help our 
Nation meet the challenges that we face in the future and can hold down 
the costs to consumers.
  It is time to get to work.

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