[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 12747]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 ENERGY

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, this week the House has voted on energy 
bills that do absolutely nothing to help Nevada families with the cost 
of power or skyrocketing gas prices. These bills only help this 
administration's special interest friends. The Republican energy bill 
is riddled with billions of dollars of taxpayer giveaways to nuclear, 
oil, and gas industries. I am appalled that we would spend one more 
cent on nuclear energy when there is no way to safely store radioactive 
waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. This administration continues to dump 
money into the Yucca Mountain project despite the fact that it is 
unsafe and a ridiculous proposal.
  I am outraged that not one of these bills puts an end to fraud and 
abuse perpetrated by companies like Enron. Enron's deliberate and 
malicious manipulation of the market stole over $1 billion from 
Nevadans and other Western ratepayers.
  I am disgusted that we are doing nothing to reduce gas prices at a 
time when oil companies are reaping record profits. The FTC must 
investigate this industry and its practices.
  Now is the time to create an energy plan that weans this country from 
its reliance on foreign oil and to harness renewable energy sources.

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