[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H8138-H8139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE SHAM ENERGY BILL

  (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, last night at about 9:45, a bill 
was introduced that we're going to vote on

[[Page H8139]]

this morning. It has been in the hopper for almost 12 hours now. It has 
been called a sham. It has been called a farce. But let me tell you, 
it's a bald-faced lie to the American people. This so-called energy 
bill is not going to produce one drop of oil, not the first one. We 
don't know all that is in this bill because we were just presented it 
last night.
  There are some things that are not in this bill, and I can guarantee 
you there is no nuclear energy. We're not going to even be able to 
drill for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf. There is no way 
to stop in this bill the endless lawsuits by the radical 
environmentalists. This is a nonenergy energy bill. It's a lie to the 
American public. It is a cover to try to look like the Democratic 
majority is trying to do something. They say they represent the poor, 
the elderly and the underprivileged. But that is a lie, too, because 
the underprivileged and the poor are being hammered by increased energy 
costs. And we cannot afford to continue on this process.

                          ____________________