[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6925]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        WE NEED THE ENERGY BILL

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, energy powers the tools and the machines we 
need to live and our economy needs to grow; but when energy supplies 
are tight, families face higher prices and our economy faces a 
deteriorating energy infrastructure.
  In recent years, this has caused home heating bills to skyrocket and 
force many U.S. manufacturers to slow production, lay off workers, and 
even go out of business.
  This week, the House will debate and vote on a national energy 
policy. Again, if this sounds familiar, that is because we have gone 
through this process several times already only to have a few Senators 
stall this long overdue legislation.
  The National Energy Policy Act of 2005 is very comprehensive. We 
should not let the opponents of change stop us from enacting a 
sensible, progressive energy policy for America. We need it and 
America's families need it.

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