[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15373]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            ENERGY POLICIES

  (Mr. McCOTTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, earlier today we saw a picture of the 
President of the United States with foreign dignitaries. We today see 
the Speaker of the House with a foreign dignitary. We do not begrudge 
either of them on this side of the aisle. We have to have responsible 
foreign relations. The only difference is we do not use pictures to 
explain America's energy policy or put forward conspiracy theories as 
to why you are feeling the pain at the pump.
  Let us be realistic about this. We need more American oil production, 
commonsense conservation, and free market innovations. And no amount of 
political cant or hot air is going to do anything except keep your 
prices at the pump to the point where your family budget shrinks.

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