[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                    THE NEED FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, as my friend Mr. Engel from New York 
knows, gas prices are coming down. I am glad about it. A friend of 
mine, a son, actually filled up last weekend for $1.89 a gallon.
  But Mr. Engel and I know that the pressure upon the gas supply 
brought about by new drivers in India and China and all over the world 
means increased demand with a very limited supply of oil. We have got 
to wean ourselves off of Middle East oil and foreign oil as much as 
possible.
  Mr. Engel and I have introduced H.R. 4409, which moves us toward 
alternative fuels. Ethanol, hydrogen, biomass, technologies that are 
already out there. We just need to invest more money and accelerate our 
commitment towards fuel independence.
  Imagine driving through a rural area, cornfields on both sides of 
you, with assurance that that is your next tank of gas. Would that not 
be great?
  This is something that we can work on as Democrats and Republicans. 
Mr. Engel and I have put the bill forward. We are glad to have a lot of 
Democrats and a lot of Republicans on it. I hope we can get it to the 
floor for a vote because I think it is extremely important.

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