[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14556]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 OPEN UP AMERICAN SOURCES OF OIL SUPPLY

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, we hear a lot about energy. I know I do 
as well. And the one thing that we know is that we're at a refreshing 
point of clarity in the energy debate. The reason for that is because 
the Democrat response has now become very clear.
  A leadership aide said this week that the Democrat plan is to have 
the American people drive small cars and wait for the wind. That is one 
plan. If the Democrats want the American people to drive less and pay 
more, that's one plan.
  Another plan that the Republicans have been pushing is to make sure 
that we open up Americans sources of supply. Our goal is to see the 
American people paying $2 a gallon or less. It's entirely possible. 
Congress created this problem, Congress can solve this problem. Open up 
American sources of supply and fast-track the permitting process, take 
away the artificial timelines; we can begin drilling immediately, which 
is what the American people are demanding, and we can get gasoline 
prices back down to $2 a gallon or less and get the economy moving.

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