[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H6419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      LOWERING STANDARDS OF LIVING THROUGH THE WAXMAN-MARKEY BILL

  (Mr. LUCAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LUCAS. The Waxman-Markey bill is one of the most monumental bills 
that this Congress will consider. It has the potential to permanently 
damage the standard of living for every man, woman, and child for 
decades to come. Yet Speaker Pelosi and the administration want to 
force this bill through Congress.
  This bill will tax you. It creates a massive national energy tax that 
will be devastating to those who live and work in rural America. It 
promises higher energy costs, lost jobs and higher food prices. This 
bill will affect all of us. If you like being warm in the winter, if 
you like being cool in the summer, if you own a farm or a small 
business, if you like to eat, if you like to go anywhere, this bill 
will affect you.
  Agriculture is squarely in the crosshairs of this bill because it is 
energy intensive. That is why 40 agricultural groups, including the 
American Farm Bureau, have expressed opposition to it. No large farm 
group has endorsed it.
  A 1,000-page bill of this magnitude deserves thoughtful consideration 
and debate. Instead, Speaker Pelosi is rushing it through Congress to 
the detriment of all of us.

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