[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 113 (Thursday, July 10, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H6347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRESS NEEDS TO PUT ALL ENERGY OPTIONS ON THE TABLE

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, this past weekend I met a single mother 
in my South Central Michigan district who drives an hour each way to 
the hospital where she works. Because of high gas prices, this woman 
recently requested and received permission to begin working back-to-
back 8-hour shifts 2 days per week so she doesn't have to make the 
hour-long commute each day. Unfortunately, situations like these are 
becoming more and more common as gas prices continue to rise and 
congressional leadership continues to resist action.
  High gas prices demand action from Congress, and we need to put all 
energy options on the table. We need more production of American 
energy, more energy from alternative fuel sources, and increases in 
innovative solutions like coal-to-liquids technology. Just as with the 
Manhattan Project or the race to the Moon, breaking our dependence on 
foreign oil should be a national priority. Unfortunately, House 
leadership will not even let this House vote on an energy plan that 
increases American energy production. Important bills like the No More 
Executions Energy Act are ready to help American families. And my 
constituents, Madam Speaker, call for a vote on these bills now.

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