[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9360]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     ENERGY CRISIS REQUIRES ACTION

  (Mr. BERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, we definitely have an energy crisis in this 
country. There is no question about it, and it is time for us to find a 
solution.
  It does us no good to try to blame each other. The President and the 
Republicans put forth their energy policy last week. It calls for more 
production. We agree with that. It is a partial solution.
  We know we are going to have to have increased production. I was 
disappointed that it did not call for increased production from the 
OPEC countries on the short term.
  We are the greatest economic power on the face of the Earth. And if 
we can be held hostage by OPEC in this time, then we are not the 
greatest economic power on the face of the Earth; and we should 
recognize that and deal with it appropriately.
  We know that conservation is the cheapest and quickest way to help 
our situation. We know that alternative energy sources are important 
and should be researched and developed as is appropriate. We know that 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should do the responsible 
thing.

                          ____________________