[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H1649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      INVESTING IN DOMESTIC ENERGY

  (Mr. DOLD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, this week, the Chicagoland region hit a 
record--a record high for gas prices. Gas is $4.51 a gallon in the 10th 
District of Illinois and is about $4.67 in the city of Chicago. At a 
time when family budgets are stretched to their limits, rising gas 
prices are contributing to many things, including that of rising food 
prices and skyrocketing bills at the pump.
  My energy plan includes investing in domestic energy and in 
implementing an all-of-the-above approach because these are bipartisan 
ideas that we can and should support. Not only will this help reduce 
our dependence on foreign oil, but it will help create jobs right here 
at home and lower the cost of energy for small businesses and families 
across the country.
  We must continue to explore environmentally friendly forms of energy 
while utilizing the resources we have here at home. Let's come together 
on this important issue so that hardworking taxpayers and hardworking 
families can be assured that we are listening and are putting their 
concerns above political rhetoric.

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