[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRESS MUST LIFT THE MORATORIUM ON DRILLING

  (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the energy crisis 
gripping our country. The time has come for America to unite behind an 
aggressive campaign to reduce our dependence on foreign energy. Failure 
to act now will only drive up energy prices and destroy good-paying 
jobs.
  Solving this crisis requires producing more American energy. We must 
lift the moratorium imposed by Congress on offshore drilling. Also, we 
must remove the roadblocks preventing leasing programs for oil shale on 
public lands. Finally, we must allow responsible drilling in ANWR. 
Doing these things will have an immediate impact on gasoline prices.
  President Bush this week lifted the executive moratorium on new oil 
and gas exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf. This is an 
important first step but must be followed by action from Congress to 
finish the job. Billions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet 
of natural gas are available to America if we do this. We are the only 
country in the world not using the energy at its disposal.
  Congress must act immediately to help lower gasoline prices for all 
Americans.

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