[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12092]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  AS GOES CALIFORNIA GOES THE COUNTRY

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, with two oilmen in the White House, it is 
no surprise that this administration has turned its back on consumers 
and sided with big oil special interests, but that certainly does not 
make it acceptable.
  What is acceptable is this: recognizing that we need to increase 
renewable energy sources while reducing demand for electricity. We can 
do this by promoting and using more efficient energy technologies. 
These are the policies that will protect our environment, will 
guarantee a better future for our children.
  Since passing the National Energy Policy Act in 1992, Congress has 
generally ignored energy issues, but power problems in California and 
higher prices for natural gas and oil are going to impact our entire 
country. These changes have brought energy back to the top of our 
Nation's agenda.
  The energy shortage we are experiencing in California is a signal to 
the rest of our Nation. As goes California goes the country.

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