[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18474]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       OUR FUTURE ENERGY SUPPLIES

  (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, most credible estimates of future energy 
supplies for this country indicate that, by 2025, we will still be 
importing millions of barrels of crude oil and refined products every 
single day. That scenario is not positive for America. We should begin 
today looking at policies that decrease our dependence on foreign crude 
oil, policies that increase domestic production of crude oil, policies 
that increase the private investment in domestic production of all 
energy sources, including crude oil and natural gas, policies which 
will help stabilize prices to consumers both for gasoline and 
electricity.
  Any policy that we look at that does the opposite, that increases our 
dependence on foreign crude oil, reduces domestic production, reduces 
private investment in sources of energy, and arbitrarily increases 
prices to consumers must be challenged and opposed. These are 
important. They do not wear party jerseys. They are simply the right 
answer for America. It is our job to get those policies in place.

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