[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H1849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               GAS PRICES

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, where do we get the gasoline to power our 
cars and jet fuel to power our airplanes? We all know that it comes 
from oil and that its price is dictated by supply and demand.
  President Obama realizes this. In fact, his advisers have considered 
opening up the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to stabilize 
supply. But if we are willing to open up this emergency supply, then 
why are we not taking advantage of the natural reserves that we have 
throughout our Nation?
  Following BP's careless accident in the gulf, six deepwater drilling 
rigs left for foreign shores, some even moving to Egypt. Deepwater 
drilling will continue, but off foreign shores. America will continue 
to need oil, but it will increasingly come from foreign nations. Rather 
than reducing our dependence on foreign fossil fuels, the actions of 
this administration are increasing them.
  With instability in the Middle East, our gas prices naturally rise. 
Let's open our natural reserves off our shores and throughout our 
country. Let's create energy jobs here and stabilize the price of 
gasoline in the United States.

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