[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13422]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  OIL EVERYWHERE, NOT A DROP TO DRILL

  (Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, there is an old 
saying that goes: Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.
  Well, what we have in the United States is oil, oil everywhere, and 
not a drop to drill. That is the slogan of the Congress led by our 
friends on the other side of the aisle.
  If you look at this map, you will see we have made off-limits some of 
the most potentially productive oil reserves and natural gas reserves 
not only in this country but in the world. It makes no sense 
whatsoever.
  This week, instead of us addressing the problem this way, our friends 
on the other side of the aisle are going to bring us sue, sue, sue 
laws. That is, we are going to not drill our way out of this problem, 
we are going to sue our way out of the problem. The American people 
understand that's not the way to get us going.
  Let's use American ingenuity, American creativity and technology to 
safely drill off our shores here in the United States so that we can 
become energy independent.
  As we are coming up close to July 4, let's strike a blow for 
independence. Let's do something meaningful.

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