[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H5769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         NEW MILEAGE STANDARDS

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank President Obama for 
announcing new mileage standards which will reduce carbon emissions 30 
percent by 2016 and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
  Another great Chicagoan, Daniel Burnham, once said, ``Make no little 
plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood.''
  Well, now is the time for us to make big plans on behalf of 
generations we will never live to see. Now is the time to broaden our 
attention span beyond the next election cycle. Now is the time to think 
about those who can't vote yet but will have to breathe the air, drink 
the water, and pay the debts we leave behind. Now is the time to work 
together to make big plans on robust climate change based on 
verification, sustainability, and renewable energy.
  As we think about what to do with our time here in Congress, let me 
leave you with an old Irish blessing: May there be a generation of 
children, on the children of your children.

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