[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 15866]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DESERVE ACTION ON ENERGY

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I've listened to these Democrats talk. It's 
their typical response: more government funding and creating dependency 
on the Federal Government.
  In 2006, Democrats promised relief from high priced gas prices. Since 
they gained control of Congress, gas prices have more than doubled. We 
continue to wait for the Democrats to unveil an energy plan that will 
actually lower prices for Americans at the pump. So far, all we hear is 
drilling takes too long.
  That's the kind of shortsighted thinking that got us into this 
reliance on foreign oil in the first place. They don't want to hear 
about long-term solutions.
  So I have good news for you. Even the announcement of drilling will 
immediately affect the market price of oil.
  President Bush announced the lifting of an executive moratorium, and 
the next day, oil dropped $8 a barrel. The market responds to 
information, and it will respond even to the announcement.
  A second good piece of news for those who don't want to begin a long-
term solution is there is already a pipeline in Alaska. It doesn't hold 
anywhere near its full capacity. Let's fill it with oil from ANWR. 
We'll see a price change soon.
  What the American people deserve is action. The message to the 
Democrat majority is do it here, do it now, do it for America.

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