[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4436]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                DEMOCRATIC PLANS FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

  (Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Democrats rolled 
out a plan for emergency and energy independence by 2020.
  Mr. Speaker, as the spring arrives, gas prices are once again on the 
rise. America's dependence on foreign oil is up to 60 percent. 
Dependence on foreign sources of energy compromises our national 
security and makes families and businesses less secure because of high 
energy costs.
  To free America from dependence on foreign oil, Democrats pledge to 
achieve energy independence for America by 2020 by eliminating reliance 
on oil from the Middle East and other unstable regions of the world. We 
will increase production of alternative fuels from America's heartland, 
including bio-fuels, clean oil, geothermal and fuel cells. We will also 
promote hybrid technology and enhance efficiency and conservation 
incentives.
  During consideration of an energy bill last year, the Republican 
majority rejected many of these proposals when they were offered by 
Democrats. Under a Democratic majority, energy independence would 
finally become a reality. That is what people want.

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