[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 16, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H8142-H8143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             NO ENERGY BILL

  (Mrs. MUSGRAVE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, the Democrat no-energy bill before us 
today is an absolute travesty. The bill will permanently lock up the 
first 50 miles of coastline and keep the next 50 miles under lock and 
key until coastal States pass a law permitting production.
  They don't have any incentive to do so, so it essentially locks up 
the first 100 miles of coastline where most of our resources are 
located. This bill does not share any royalty revenues with coastal 
States, giving them absolutely no incentive to approve production off 
their coast.
  Under current policy, producing States receive royalties from 
offshore production. This bill does not provide funding for 
environmental restoration or a sustainable funding mechanism to develop 
alternative and renewable energy sources, which would decrease our 
dependence on foreign oil.
  This bill includes an unworkable, renewable energy standard.
  In States like mine, Colorado, we are well positioned to utilize 
renewables. Other States will be unable to meet this unrealistic 
hurdle, costing consumers untold increases.
  Speaker Pelosi, you can fool all of the people some of the time, some 
of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people 
all of the time. This is a travesty.

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