[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H3313-H3314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MOVE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY

  (Mr. HALL of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HALL of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to say: It will not 
be the U.S. taxpayer who is stuck with the bill for the tragic oil 
spill that is still spewing hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil 
into the Gulf of Mexico. British Petroleum had $6 billion in profit 
last quarter alone. That's profit, not earnings. And that's the first 
place we should be looking to pay for this oil spill. We all know how 
much money Halliburton socked away, thanks to the last administration. 
Their deep pockets also need to be tapped to pay for their negligence.
  For years, we've heard from the oil industry that offshore drilling 
is safer than ever, cleaner than ever. Not true. Meanwhile, oil 
companies like BP spent years making billions while gouging consumers. 
We in the House are going to make sure that they pay for cleaning up 
this unprecedented catastrophe. It's time to truly move beyond 
petroleum into renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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