[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 129 (Thursday, July 31, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H7635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      213 VOTE TO GET OUT OF DODGE

  (Mr. POE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, it was 213 to get out of town and it was 212 to 
stay here and do our job, which is to pass an energy bill for 
Americans. So the 213 that won this vote, at the end of the day 
tomorrow they're getting out of town. But you see, back home where I 
live, people can't even leave town because they don't have enough money 
to pay for gasoline for their vehicles.
  It's a shame on Congress that we are going in recess when we have to 
deal and have not dealt with the issue of high energy prices.
  So let's bring a vote up today on whether we should drill offshore or 
not. Let Congress decide--no politics, up or down vote--whether we 
should drill offshore and get America back to work by lowering gasoline 
prices. That's what we need to do rather than get out of Dodge--or 
should I say Washington, DC.
  And that's just the way it is.

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