[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H6830]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         REAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. SULLIVAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam Speaker, everywhere I go across the First 
Congressional District, my constituents have the same question on their 
minds: If record-high gas prices that are breaking the backs of 
families across the Nation won't entice Congress to act now, then what 
will?
  By failing to allow an up-or-down vote on legislation to increase the 
production of American-made energy, my friends on the other side of the 
aisle remain the only obstacle to putting America on a path to energy 
security and decreasing our dependence on foreign oil.
  The American people overwhelmingly support a commonsense, all-of-the-
above solution to solve this crisis and address our growing energy 
needs.
  The longer we delay in passing a comprehensive energy plan, the 
longer American families and small businesses will continue to pay more 
than they should for a tank of gas.
  It's time for the majority to live up to their promise and allow a 
vote on the energy future of this country.

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