[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16368]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  PUT ALL ENERGY OPTIONS ON THE TABLE

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, earlier this week I had the opportunity 
to meet with patients at the Jackson Dialysis Center in Jackson, 
Michigan, and discuss transportation issues. I heard from patient after 
patient about how high gas prices are negatively affecting their lives 
and their health.
  I also visited the American Red Cross branch in Jackson and learned 
that service volunteers, men and women who help fire and accident 
victims, are now using their own money to pay for gasoline because the 
Red Cross cannot afford to reimburse.
  I heard about situations in my district and across the Nation like 
this, yet Congress continues to do nothing. High gas prices demand 
action from Congress and we need to put all energy options on the 
table. Just as with the Manhattan Project and the race to the Moon, 
breaking our dependence on foreign oil should be a national priority. 
Americans are being stretched to the max, and it is time their elected 
representatives act on their behalf.
  I urge my colleagues to sign on to my discharge petition to bring the 
No More Excuses Energy Act to a vote. So I say to my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle, Madam Speaker, let's join together and vote to 
immediately increase American energy production, bring down the price 
of gas and make American energy independent.

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