[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H8140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           REPUBLICANS WILL NOT BE SILENCED ON ENERGY ISSUES

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, the American people are not only 
frustrated; they are absolutely outraged this morning when they wake up 
to discover that not only has the Speaker of the House decided there 
won't be any new energy production this year, in 2008, no relief is on 
the way, she has also decided political speech is not going to be 
allowed on the floor of this House.
  This morning, Republicans were so outraged when they heard what the 
Democrat Congress had done, that 150 of our Members planned to be on 
the floor to talk about the outrage of this bill. When the Speaker 
heard that, she decided to limit us to 30 people being able to speak 
this morning.
  Well, Mr. Speaker, one thing that will not be put under a bushel will 
be the outrage of the American people over this perceived and actual 
hoax of a bill, this charade we are going to vote on today.
  I have in my hand amendments that I had hoped to offer to give 
Americans some real energy production. Not only will they not be 
allowed, but the voices of the American people will not be heard on 
this floor this morning, because the Speaker of the House has decided 
it will not be.
  I am afraid, Mr. Speaker, that Speaker Pelosi has vastly underrated 
the American people. They will not be squelched. They will be heard. 
Our voices will be heard on this issue. We will not be silenced.

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