[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20061]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                NO RECESS UNTIL ACTION ON ENERGY PRICES

  (Mr. STUPAK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, the Bush administration and Republicans in 
this House enjoy a cozy relationship with big oil companies, one that 
is paying off for oil but is hurting American consumers.
  For 5 years now, the President has stacked his administration with 
former energy executives, friends and former colleagues of his and the 
Vice President's. It is no wonder then that now the Nation's three 
largest oil companies have been posting record profits. They are 
benefiting from the Republican policies that allow them to price gouge 
and receive huge tax subsidies.
  But when it comes to offering assistance or solutions to the American 
consumer, the Republicans in the Bush administration come up short. No 
money for home heating assistance, no money for consumer price relief, 
no money to invest in finding alternative fuels. Of course not, it is 
all going to the oil companies. There is just not enough left to help 
the average American.
  Democrats demand action on this issue before Republicans take this 
House into yet another recess.
  Therefore, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 4479, which 
repeals the oil company tax subsidies and allows us to find real 
solutions to the energy crisis.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Duncan). Under the Speaker's announced 
guidelines, the Chair is constrained not to entertain such a request in 
the absence of express clearances by bipartisan committee and floor 
leadership.

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