[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 5923]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 GASOLINE PRICES--SOBER ACTION DEMANDED

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, talk is cheap, and gas prices 
aren't. With summertime right around the corner, Americans are making 
plans to pack up their car and hit the road for a summer vacation. 
However, this year gas prices are putting a damper on those summer 
plans.
  The President and most Members of Congress appreciate something the 
American people know well, America has an addiction to oil. But higher 
gas prices today are the product of many different factors, including 
governmental regulation and heightened worldwide demand. Here at home 
we are best able to adapt by using tools at our disposal.
  In the weeks ahead, Congress must continue to act on behalf of the 
American people by providing incentives for energy conservation and the 
development of alternative energy sources. We should expand our 
domestic oil production, including building new refineries and 
expanding current ones. Above all, Members of Congress cannot talk 
about the rise in energy prices and then say ``no'' to reforms when it 
comes time to vote.
  Right now, talk, not oil, is cheap. Shortsighted solutions will not 
be effective. I urge my colleagues to work together on behalf of all 
Americans. Our Nation certainly has the will to evolve our actions and 
the capability to meet these challenges.

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