[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15222]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  BRING DOWN PRICES AT THE PUMP TODAY

  (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Madam Speaker, every day Americans are struggling 
to drive their kids to school or run important errands. Every day 
Americans are struggling to fill up their gas tanks. And every day 
President Bush opposes a different Democratic solution to bringing down 
prices at the pump.
  Today is day 9 of our efforts urging the President to release oil 
from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a move that has a history of real 
results. But the White House has slammed the idea, saying it has been 
ineffective in the past.
  I guess President Bush doesn't remember when his father released oil 
from the Reserve in 1990 and oil prices dropped 33 percent immediately. 
Or when President Clinton took action in 2000. Real relief was apparent 
before oil even reached market. He also forgot when he himself released 
oil from the SPR only 2 years ago, and a barrel of oil dropped $5.
  This is action Americans are demanding; relief at the pump now.
  Madam Speaker, releasing oil from the reserve is a tested and proven 
solution to providing struggling Americans with relief today. It is 
time President Bush stands up for consumers and taps into the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve.

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