[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12089]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    AMERICA HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO MEET MORE OF OUR OWN ENERGY NEEDS

  (Mr. BRADY of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, even though President Bush inherited 
the energy problem, I appreciate that he is shooting straight with the 
American people about what it will take to have reliable, affordable 
and environmentally clean energy for our country.
  America, we do have the responsibility to meet more of our own energy 
needs. Common sense tells us we will need a balanced game plan based on 
conservation, on new technology and new supply. There are no shortcuts, 
no Band-Aids, no steps that we can skip.
  The discharge petition Members see today is more Hollywood theatrics, 
more Band-Aids, and we simply cannot afford it. If we work together, 
Republican and Democrat, CEO and environmentalist, we are capable, and 
we can achieve energy independence.
  Mr. Speaker, this issue is more than economics, it is one of national 
security. As long as America relies on OPEC and foreign countries for 
more than half of our daily energy needs, we are vulnerable. And there 
is no need why the most prosperous Nation in the world cannot take 
responsibility for our own energy needs. It is time for America to take 
responsibility for America's energy.

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