[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17071]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 THREE YEARS OF GOP ENERGY PLAN AND AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH $4 GASOLINE

  (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, it's been 3 years since the Republican 
Congress passed energy legislation they claimed would bring down the 
cost of gasoline and end our dependence on foreign oil. The result? Gas 
prices have hit $4 a gallon and a barrel of crude oil has gone from $30 
to $150 a barrel.
  Still, Republicans continue to propose the same failed policies and 
continue to block Democratic efforts to invest in renewable energy and 
to release oil from the government stockpile.
  Republicans say they want to drill, but they voted against a bill 
that would force Big Oil to drill on 311 million acres of land already 
open for energy production. Republicans say they want to help 
struggling drivers with gas prices, but they voted against repealing 
unnecessary tax breaks for profit-rich oil companies.
  Madam Speaker, BP Oil experienced a 28 percent hike in their profits 
this quarter while American families can't afford to drive to work. 
When are Republicans going to start helping American families instead 
of Big Oil?

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