[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 144 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H8024-H8025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY STRATEGY

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I'm pretty happy today. The rumors coming 
out of the majority bring hope that

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we'll have an opening up of the Outer Continental Shelf, not just in 
this energy bill that should come to the floor next week, but also in 
stopping the prohibition on the continuing resolution. That will bring 
the opportunity of more supply of oil and gas to our country, a much-
needed benefit.
  I know we all focus on crude oil a lot, but an all-of-the-above 
energy strategy would also address coal. There's two provisions, 
Congressmen Boucher/Shimkus coal-to-liquid bill, which would help 
incentivize coal being turned into liquid fuel. That would help 
decrease our reliance on imported crude oil, make our country safer.
  The Department of Defense wants long-term contracting so that we can 
incentivize coal-to-liquid refineries. That would also help. An all-of-
the-above strategy would not forget coal.

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