[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PRESIDENT BUSH SUPPORTS RENEWABLE FUELS

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to applaud President Bush on 
his recent statements in support of renewable fuels such as ethanol and 
biodiesel. While touring a biodiesel facility in Virginia last week, 
President Bush stated, ``Our independence on foreign oil is like a 
foreign tax on the American Dream, and that tax keeps growing every 
year.''
  The President called on Americans to increase our use of renewable 
fuels and highlighted biodiesel as a fuel of the future. ``You are 
beginning to see a new industry evolve,'' the President stated, ``and 
as more Americans choose biodiesel over petroleum fuel, they can be 
proud knowing they are helping to make this country less dependent on 
foreign oil.''
  The energy bill that passed the House and is currently being debated 
in the Senate would increase our use of renewable fuels and reduce our 
reliance on foreign fuel. The President has called on Congress to get 
him that energy bill by the August break.
  We need a national energy policy sooner rather than later, and a 
policy that strengthens and encourages the development and use of 
renewable fuels like biodiesel and ethanol.

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