[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 149 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H8399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            DRILLING IN ANWR

  (Mr. LATTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, the time to act is now. After we've seen 
the devastation of the hurricanes in the Gulf Region, it's time for 
this Congress to act and to allow drilling and to permit drilling in 
ANWR.
  What is ANWR?
  ANWR is 19 million acres in Alaska. We're talking about a section 
that was set aside in 1980 by Congress of about 1.5 million acres. 
Where the oil is, about 10.3 billion barrels, all we're really looking 
at is about 2,000 acres. To put it in perspective, it's about 3.5 
square miles. We've got to get in there and get it now. Why? Because we 
can be bringing out 1 million barrels of oil down that 800-mile 
pipeline to serve this country, and we've got to make sure that this 
country can still be a manufacturing giant in the world.
  Next year, we lose our manufacturing status to China. If we don't 
have the energy to run our factories, to fuel our vehicles, to run our 
trucks or to run our tractors, this country is going to fail.
  If you look at this, you're only talking about a pin drop when you're 
talking about this area. It is time that we act. It is essential. If we 
don't get it done now, this country is going to fail.

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