[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Pages 20065-20066]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      REPEAL TAX BREAKS TO BIG OIL

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, despite the fact that Americans have paid 
record high prices at the gas pump this summer, the Bush administration 
and the Republican friends in this body have voted to give tax breaks 
to big oil companies.
  At the same time, they refuse to move forward on policies to achieve 
energy independence and keep our Nation from relying so heavily on 
foreign oil. Now American families are facing a long winter of high 
home heating bills with no end in sight.
  Mr. Speaker, Democrats strongly believe that this body should not 
adjourn until action is taken to address the energy concerns of all 
Americans. We support a comprehensive policy that will roll back the 
tax cuts for big oil companies and invest the savings into developing 
alternative fuels and achieving energy independence.

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  Keeping fuel prices under control is essential to working Americans 
who are struggling to make ends meet. Mr. Speaker, in light of the 
Republican leadership's unwillingness to address the energy concerns of 
American families, I ask unanimous consent to bring up H.R. 4479, a 
bill to repeal subsidies for big oil companies and give them to 
consumers, low-income heating programs, and small businesses.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the settled guidelines previously 
cited, the gentleman's request cannot be entertained.

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