[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 91 (Thursday, June 23, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H4474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CREATING A SOUND ENERGY POLICY

  (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, President Obama announced today that he is 
releasing 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve to alleviate supply disruptions that he claims are as a result 
of the conflict in Libya. The irony here is obvious: Who attacked Libya 
and created the disruptions in the first place?
  Furthermore, this is the same President whose policies and 
regulations over the past 2 years have systematically choked our 
domestic energy production, stifled job creation and resulted in record 
energy prices for the American public. Releasing oil from the SPR is an 
obvious political move to cover up the high gasoline prices created by 
the President's policies.
  Mr. President, if you were truly serious about increasing the supply 
of oil and lowering prices, you would stop being the candidate-in-chief 
and begin taking leadership on a sound energy policy, parts of which 
the House has already passed.

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