[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1331]
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 CONGRESSIONAL REPLACEMENT OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ENERGY-RESTRICTING AND 
                  JOB-LIMITING OFFSHORE DRILLING PLAN

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                               speech of

                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 24, 2012

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 6082) to 
     officially replace, within the 60-day Congressional review 
     period under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President 
     Obama's Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas 
     Leasing Program (2012-2017) with a congressional plan that 
     will conduct additional oil and natural gas lease sales to 
     promote offshore energy development, job creation, and 
     increased domestic energy production to ensure a more secure 
     energy future in the United States, and for other purposes:

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Chair, while the American people are asking 
Congress to help create jobs and stabilize the economy, the House 
Majority would rather spend valuable time on handouts to big oil and 
gas. For the 11th time this Congress, Members are being asked to 
support giveaways to big producers and polluters. It is ironic that 
this bill is being debated at the same time the U.S. Chemical Safety 
Board released its report that the Deepwater Horizon disaster was 
caused by a lack of adherence to safety guidelines. Instead of 
thoughtful efforts to ensure health and safety of workers and the 
public, as well as the protection of the environment, H.R. 6082 ignores 
any lessons from that tragedy while opening huge portions of our coasts 
to drilling. In addition, as someone who has fought to make sure the 
American taxpayer is properly compensated for energy resources 
extracted from federally leased lands, I am disturbed that this bill 
would not ensure oil companies pay their fair share for drilling on 
public lands. This bill does nothing to help our country build a strong 
energy future or get Americans back to work. I urge my colleagues to 
vote ``no.''

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