[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13632]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



      NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY FOUNDED ON CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH

  (Mr. BALLENGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BALLENGER. Mr. Speaker, headlines earlier this month credited 
widespread consumer conservation with the recent drop in gasoline 
prices. Those headlines told all of us how much power we really had to 
reduce the energy demand through conservation.
  The Republican energy package introduced next month will include 
incentives to encourage conservation wherever possible. Conservation is 
a cornerstone of our energy policy and will be a dominant part of our 
energy package. We are committed to helping this Nation meet its 
growing energy needs. We will implement a pragmatic and diverse energy 
policy that includes greater production of diverse energy supplies. But 
that package will place an equal reliance on bold and visionary 
conservation measures. It will include incentives that encourage 
research into energy efficiency no one has yet dreamed of.
  Congress and the White House are committed to a national energy 
policy founded on conservation, research and the prudent increase in 
energy production. Together, these initiatives will help us meet our 
energy needs through the coming century.

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