[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17422]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  (Mr. WESTMORELAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WESTMORELAND. Mr. Speaker, I want to call today your attention to 
something yesterday. We had a vote 213-212 to adjourn this House 
without passing a comprehensive energy bill, without being able to vote 
on drilling. So what I've done, Mr. Speaker, I've got a number here. 
Call (202) 224-3121. Ask for Speaker Pelosi if you want to make sure 
that we do something before we leave this Chamber today or tomorrow to 
vote on drilling; or call and ask for your Member of Congress and find 
out if they were the swing vote that made us leave this city without 
voting for you.
  But I'll tell you what, not only are they leaving Washington, DC, 
they're going to get on jets on your dime. They're going to fly to 
Africa and Europe and all over this world on your dime while you don't 
have money at your house to go on a family vacation, or even go to the 
store sometimes, they're going to be flying around here.
  Call this number. Mr. Speaker, I hope they will put it on the 
Internet. I hope we will let Speaker Pelosi, the Democratic leadership, 
know we're tired of this. We need to know where you stand. We need to 
drill for U.S. oil.

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