[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 22748]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PASS ENERGY BILL TODAY TO MAKE US SAFER

  (Mr. ISRAEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, today there is going to be lots of talks 
about process and procedures and walkouts and delays. The American 
people don't want us to focus on process. They don't want us to walk 
out. They want us to move forward.
  One way we can move forward on both sides of the aisle is to pass an 
energy bill today as a matter of national security. Because 2 years ago 
the Department of Defense spent $10.6 billion to fuel itself to protect 
us. The Air Force spent $4.7 billion on one thing: Fuel.
  We are in a situation right now where we are borrowing money from 
China to fund defense budgets to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to 
protect us from China and the Persian Gulf.
  This is not the time to delay or walk out. This is the time for us to 
work together, move America forward, pass an energy bill and make us 
safer.

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