[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 19739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                      VENEZUELA GASOLINE SHIPMENTS

  (Mr. MACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MACK. Mr. Speaker, I have been and continue to be gravely 
concerned with Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's march against freedom. 
But I appreciate that Hugo Chavez acted appropriately in a time of 
crisis when he recently offered to provide the U.S. Government with a 
supply of needed oil and gasoline in the wake of the devastation caused 
by Hurricane Katrina.
  This morning's Washington Post includes a story which outlines that 
Chavez plans to ship 1 million barrels of gasoline in addition to its 
scheduled shipment of 1.2 million barrels to the United States in the 
coming month. While this may help alleviate consumers' concerns at the 
pump, we must all recognize that when we purchase Hugo Chavez's 
gasoline, we will be lining the pockets of a staunch enemy of freedom.
  The United States welcomes efforts to help stem our temporary 
gasoline and oil shortage, but Hugo Chavez must understand that we will 
not yield an inch in our demand for freedom in Venezuela and around the 
world.

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