[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14425]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                 ENERGY

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, in a story from The Hill newspaper yesterday, 
a Democrat staffer is quoted as saying House Democrats' strategy on the 
issue of skyrocketing gas prices is to ``drive small cars and wait for 
the wind.''
  What a terribly insulting idea to the American people who continue to 
suffer as the price of gas soars over $4 a gallon.
  The truth is, I know there are plenty of my colleagues on the other 
side of the aisle who would support reasonable bipartisan legislation 
to increase American production of oil here at home.
  Unfortunately, the Democrat leadership controls the floor agenda, and 
the same article notes that Democratic leadership is terrified their 
Members might actually support legislation that would open up 
exploration in the deep waters off our coasts or in ANWR.
  It's time for the Speaker to let the Members of this body do their 
job and represent their constituents' desires and drill for American 
oil.
  When will the Speaker's office hear the cries from the American 
public?

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