[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 14658-14659]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          RISING ENERGY COSTS

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak about the need for this 
Congress to address the rising energy costs across America. Gas prices 
are continuing to rise, and our energy needs across our country 
continue to increase. The American people expect us to do something 
about this, to solve the problem.
  Yet the liberal leadership of this Congress is missing in action. 
Instead of coming forward with a real plan to

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solve our energy problems, they are preparing to recreate the energy 
crisis of the late 1970s. Are the American people really ready for long 
lines, rationing, and higher prices?
  The policies of the 1970s should have been a wake-up call for us. But 
instead of instituting a plan for American energy independence back 
then, we just kicked that can a little further down the road.
  So today, my GOP colleagues and I will unveil a multi-tiered plan 
that focuses on innovative ways to create new American sources of power 
through conservation exploration and cutting-edge technologies. We will 
act to fill the need.

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