[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       NO IS NOT AN ENERGY POLICY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, House Democrats sure do like to stand on this 
floor and complain about energy costs, but when push comes to shove, 
they refuse to do anything about it. In fact, since President Clinton 
vetoed legislation to open ANWR to drilling in 1995, House Democrats 
have taken a page out of his book by voting no to energy solutions time 
and time again.
  While House Republicans have proven our commitment to lowering the 
cost of fuel, House Democrats have opposed many measures to increase 
the supply of American energy.
  A large number of Democrats voted against legislation expanding clean 
nuclear energy supplies. Democrats voted against legislation that would 
encourage refinery expansion. They voted against legislation that would 
ban price gouging, and many voted against legislation that would 
promote greater conservation.
  I cannot for the life of me understand why the Democrats continue to 
complain about energy when they continue to vote ``no'' on every 
responsible proposal that would help us produce more American energy at 
affordable prices. Voting ``no'' is not a sound energy policy.

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