[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 130 (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H9500-H9501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE UNITED STATES IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ENERGY 
                               REVOLUTION

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to continue to remind my 
colleagues about the energy crisis we are

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experiencing in our country. While oil is currently trading at some 
$69.21 per barrel today, it was at $147 in July of 2008, when we all 
remember gas prices at over $4 a gallon. We must address our energy 
problems as we continue to address our economic problems. By doing so, 
we can ensure that while our economy recovers, we will be competitive 
and secure in the energy sector as well.
  As such, I was pleased that my bill, H.R. 3165, the Wind Energy 
Research and Development Act of 2009, passed this body last week. I 
would like to thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle for 
their support on my first piece of legislation that passed this full 
body. We must continue to promote energy efficiency, to drill and mine 
efficiency as we previously drilled for oil and mined coal. We must 
also enact policies that promote clean energy jobs and the deployment 
of renewables.
  Finally, as my bill did last week, we must continue to invest in 
research and development to ensure that the United States is at the 
forefront of the energy revolution.

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