[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 SAME OLD EXCUSES WON'T WORK ANY LONGER

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, in spite of the fact that the 
American people have been begging, literally begging this Congress to 
act on the energy crisis, all we've heard from the majority are excuses 
for why we cannot access our own domestic supplies of energy. They say 
that we cannot drill in the ANWR because it will adversely affect the 
caribou. This despite the fact that the caribou have literally 
flourished along the north slope of Alaska since the introduction of 
the pipeline.
  They say we cannot drill offshore because of environmental threats. 
This despite the fact that offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico 
have survived both Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with very limited or no 
environmental damage.
  The majority continues to offer excuse after excuse but offers 
nothing to the American consumers who want some relief at the pump. 
With gas prices crashing through $4 per gallon now and rising at an 
alarming rate, the time for excuses is over. It is time for action. 
Many of us saw this coming and have tried to expand supply here at 
home.
  It is time for the majority to recognize this fact and show more 
concern for the American consumers than for the caribou.

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