[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN SUPPORT OF THE ENERGY CONFERENCE REPORT

  (Mr. BARTON of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to report that 
sometime this morning we are going to file the energy conference 
report. This is a piece of legislation that both parties can take pride 
in. A majority of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats 
have signed the conference report, including the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Dingell), distinguished ranking minority member. All of 
the Republicans have signed it in the Senate. Thirteen of the 14 Senate 
conferees have signed it.
  This bill is going to transform our Nation's energy economy. It is 
going to breathe new life into clean coal technology, nuclear 
technology, renewable technology, and the ethanol industry. It is going 
to create tens of thousands of jobs for the American economy. It is 
going to lessen dependence on foreign sources of energy.
  Regardless of what part of the country or what part of the economy 
each American is in, this energy bill will be a good deal for all 
Americans; and I would urge a ``yes'' vote when it comes to the floor 
sometime tomorrow afternoon.

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