[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20068]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  REPUBLICANS HAVE GOOD RECORD IN PASSING COMMONSENSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS

  (Mr. WESTMORELAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, over the last year, House Republicans 
have focused on common sense energy solutions to help lower gas prices, 
create jobs for American workers, and reduce America's reliance on 
foreign energy sources. And what have the Democrats done? Democrats 
voted against the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act, which would create 
thousands of family wage American jobs and allow more of our energy 
resources to be produced in the deep seas while empowering States to 
protect their coastlines.
  Democrats voted against the Refinery Permit Process Schedule Act, 
which would encourage new refinery capacity in order to increase 
gasoline supplies and drive down high prices.
  Democrats voted against the American-Made Energy and Good Jobs Act, 
authorizing environmentally safe energy production in ANWR, creating 1 
million family wage jobs and increasing the supply of American-made 
energy to lower gasoline prices.
  Mr. Speaker, I keep hearing from the other side of the aisle this 
refrain of the ``do-nothing Congress.'' I would say it is more the 
``do-nothing Democrats.'' Republicans have a strong record in passing 
commonsense energy solutions, something Democrats can't claim.
  It is time for the other side to quit whining and start working.

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