[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12713]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           AMERICANS DESERVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, NOT BLACKOUTS

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, the United States of America has the 
strongest economy in this world, and to maintain America's prosperity, 
America must have energy.
  Over the past few months, California, an undisputed driving force in 
our Nation's economy, has had to endure rolling blackouts during the 
past several months. And now, the fastest growing city in the United 
States, Las Vegas, Nevada, has also witnessed rolling blackouts due to 
energy shortages.
  Blackouts cannot and should not be tolerated.
  It is time to implement real solutions to reverse the energy 
shortage. Through conservation methods and through expansion and 
development of our natural energy resource base, we can provide 
abundant and less costly energy. But to do this we need to implement a 
national energy policy that includes greater production of diverse 
energy supplies and an equal reliance on bold conservation measures.
  This balanced energy policy will ensure that when Americans flick on 
that light switch, that their lights always go on, and blackouts will 
be a thing of the past.

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