[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 17882]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   LET'S PASS MEANINGFUL LEGISLATION

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Madam Speaker, a famous American, Will Rogers once said, 
``The only thing I know about American politics is what I read in the 
newspaper.''
  Madam Speaker, what I read in the newspaper this morning are these 
headlines: ``A shadow over recess. Impasse on energy obscures victories 
as Dems head home.''
  Another headline: ``Energy shadow falls over the August recess.''
  Reading further, I thought we had a little ray of light and 
encouragement in a press conference that the Speaker gave yesterday. 
``And, asked if she could envision a scenario where there could be a 
vote on new offshore drilling, she said, `Of course.'
  ``But shortly thereafter, Pelosi's office issued a written 
`clarification' stating that Pelosi was not changing her position.''
  And the quote now, ``She has no plans to bring to the floor a bill to 
allow drilling in protected areas.'''
  Unconscionable, Madam Speaker. I don't know what the plan is. Maybe 
it's in one of the chapters of a new book that she's spent the last 3 
months writing while she should have been doing something, Madam 
Speaker, about these high gasoline prices that are crippling this 
Nation. Unconscionable.
  Let's stay here. Let's not adjourn. Let's pass meaningful 
legislation.

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