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




                            ENERGY PROPOSALS

  (Mr. FERGUSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FERGUSON. Mr. Speaker, today we have a stark contrast between the 
Republican approach to solving the energy crisis in our country and the 
liberal Democrat and the radical environmentalist approach to solving 
the energy crisis in our country.
  We are going to look at two different pieces of legislation, the 
American Energy Act written by Republicans and some of our friends on 
the Democratic side, and the Democrats and radical environmentalist no-
energy plan that we will have to vote on today.
  Because it might not be easy to see this chart, I am going to go down 
this chart.
  Real offshore exploration for new energy: Republicans say yes; 
Democrats say no.
  Renewable energy without raising your taxes: Republicans say yes, 
Democrats say no.
  Real oil shale exploration to find new energy: Republicans say yes; 
Democrats say no.
  Drilling off the Arctic coastal plain: Republicans say yes; Democrats 
say no.
  Emission-free nuclear energy to help us find new electricity and 
power: Republicans say yes; Democrats say no.
  Clean coal technology: Republicans say yes; Democrats say no.
  Increasing our refinery capacity in our country: Republicans say yes; 
Democrats say no.
  The Democratic energy plan is a sham. Vote it down.

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