[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 DEMOCRATS MAKE GLOBAL WARMING A PRIORITY THIS WEEK AS PART OF ENERGY 
                             AND WATER BILL

  (Mr. WILSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. WILSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, this week the new Democratic House 
addresses two of our Nation's most important issues, global warming and 
energy independence.
  This new Democratic Congress recognizes that we must take wide-
ranging action to lessen our dependence on foreign oil and to cut our 
greenhouse gas emissions to protect our planet, to reduce energy 
prices, and to boost our economy while strengthening our national 
security.
  This week we will bring an Energy and Water funding bill to the floor 
that makes a significant investment in energy efficiency and renewable 
energy programs.
  We invest $51 million more than the President has asked for in our 
solar energy and more affordable, $70 million more for the development 
of biofuels, and $59 million more to develop technologies to improve 
our fuel efficiency.
  Mr. Speaker, this new Democratic Congress is serious about addressing 
the issues that have been ignored for far too long. I would hope our 
energy bill would receive strong bipartisan support this week.

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