[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 30, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H7334]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WE NEED A BOLD ENERGY POLICY

  (Mr. INSLEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. INSLEE. Madam Speaker, I appreciate some of my Republican 
colleagues' discussion of some alternative energy, but it hasn't been 
an ``all of the above'' voting history for them; it has been a ``none 
of the above'' voting history when it comes to the vast sources of 
energy.
  We know America is a bold country, not a timid country. But an energy 
policy that revolves around exclusively offshore drilling is a timid 
policy. The large swaths of energy we need are not off the coast, they 
are in the sunshine falling on our land, the wind blowing in the 
Midwest, the geothermal below our feet, the wave and tidal power; these 
are the vast swaths of energy.
  Yesterday, right around this building, I drove a plug-in electric 
hybrid car. That is the future, using electricity driven by the sun. 
And I wish my Republican colleagues would just take a look at the USA 
Today newspaper yesterday that talked about the enormous strides being 
made in solar energy. We need a bold policy that can truly get us out 
of this pickle. That's one based on energy sources, not the timidity of 
the Republican Party.

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