[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 12910]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            MTM ENERGY WEEK

  (Mr. MEEHAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, high fuel costs are having a devastating 
effect on family budgets. Since President Bush took office, gas prices 
have risen 162 percent to almost $3 a gallon.
  Today, I am releasing a report that shows that Massachusetts' 
families will pay nearly $400 more for gasoline this summer than they 
did last summer.
  Congress must start to address this energy crisis. This week, I will 
introduce legislation to give tax credits to consumers that buy flex-
fuel vehicles. Flex fuel costs 30 to 60 cents less per gallon than 
conventional gasoline, and it is better for the environment.
  Flex-fuel vehicles emit 25 percent less greenhouse gases, 40 percent 
less carbon monoxide and 80 percent less cancer-causing sulfates.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a no-brainer. Why would anyone oppose paying 
less and breathing cleaner air?
  As we approach the Fourth of July, Congress should declare our 
independence from foreign oil by passing this commonsense legislation 
to help lower fuel prices.

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