[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6715]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               GAS PRICES

  (Ms. PRYCE of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it is business as usual for Congress 
today. Democrats are bemoaning the rising energy prices, while 
Republicans are looking for solutions. Democrats have done a lot of 
complaining about energy prices, but when it comes to offering ideas 
and solutions and ways to get out of this, they are noticeably silent.
  Time and time again, Republicans have offered solutions to our 
Nation's energy crisis. We will have two bills up just this week. But 
the Democrats continue to say no. No to renewable fuels and nuclear 
energy, no to opening up resources in the ANWR, no to refineries, no to 
pipelines, no to cracking down on price gouging, no to a comprehensive 
energy policy.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time the Democrats realize that no is not an 
energy policy. Democrats want a campaign issue; Republicans want a 
solution. Republicans once again are offering the American people a 
clear choice; Democrats, obstruction.

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