[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 116 (Tuesday, July 15, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H6478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY REFORM

  (Mr. LATTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, President Bush's action yesterday to lift the 
ban on Outer Continental Shelf drilling is an important step towards a 
comprehensive energy plan that the American public is demanding from 
Congress.
  Many other countries, including China, Brazil and India allow similar 
exploration off their coastlines. With an estimated 86 billion barrels 
of oil and 420 trillion cubic feet of natural gas off our own 
coastline, it is only logical that the United States allow similar 
action.
  But as we know, there is no one single fix for our energy crisis. 
Congress must act and enact a comprehensive energy reform plan that 
encompasses alternative and renewable energy, in addition to the 
recovery and refinement of our own domestic resources, all while 
expanding our conservation efforts.
  Our constituents have made it clear that this is the type of 
comprehensive energy reform they want, and we must give it to them.

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