[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14741]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            THE TOYOTA PRIUS

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, Congress has been unable to pass an energy 
bill, an energy policy, that would allow us some measure of 
independence from foreign oil imports in this country. But a couple of 
weeks ago just before our break, we were treated to the exhibition of 
several cars that embrace the hybrid technology, the gas/electric 
technology, here on Capitol Hill. Many of us did not have the chance to 
get over and look at those.
  But I just wanted to call attention to the 2004 Motor Trend Car of 
the Year, the Toyota Prius, and if I could quote from their article, 
that the Prius brilliantly, more than any other car, is a feature-
packed and user-friendly gas/electric hybrid capable of delivering an 
astonishing 60 miles to the gallon in city driving. They go on to say 
that the all-new 2004 Prius is an altogether more compelling car than 
any other, that it is the first hybrid that any enthusiast could not 
only enjoy, but it provides a tantalizing preview of what the future of 
extreme fuel efficiency, ultralow emissions, and stirring performance 
where they will happily co-exist in one package.
  Mr. Speaker, this was truly a bipartisan technology. I understand 
that on the other side even the gentleman from California (Mr. Honda) 
owns a Toyota.

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