[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6131]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ADDRESSING SKYROCKETING ENERGY PRICES

  (Mr. LYNCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LYNCH. Madam Speaker, we have to stop the partisan bickering 
here. The American people need our help. I am sure we are all aware of 
the effects and hardships that $3-a-gallon gas prices are having on 
average American citizens and their families. It amounts to a huge tax 
increase. And the saddest part of this fiasco is that much of this 
price increase is the result of mere speculation. It is, therefore, 
preventable.
  We, the Democrats, have an answer which will provide immediate relief 
to American families. It is H.R. 3936 offered by the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Stupak). It would regulate and put an end to the process 
of price gouging. We have been trying to get this bill passed for some 
time.
  For once we need to forget about the rich oil companies and record 
profits and tax cuts for the oil companies. That needs to go away. We 
need to start remembering the American people who need our help. The 
Republican leadership needs to realize this economy is going in the 
toilet as a result of this administration's economic policies and 
millions of American families are suffering. We need to pass the Stupak 
anti-price-gouging bill.

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