[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17916]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         NO RECESS FOR CONGRESS

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                            HON. JERRY MORAN

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 31, 2008

  Mr. MORAN of Kansas. Madam Speaker, For years, this country has 
needed a national energy policy that increases the supply of energy, 
promotes renewable and alternative fuels, and encourages conservation. 
Kansans deserve action and they need it now. Instead, we have a 
Democratic Congress blaming the Republican President and both parties 
trying to score political points in the November election.
  After failing to convince my colleagues to stay and work, rather than 
take an August recess, I voted against Congress adjourning. Now is the 
time for Congress to adopt a plan to increase supplies and reduce 
demand. We should stay in Washington until this work is done. The price 
of gas at the pump, and the cost businesses and farmers face for fuel 
and fertilizer, tell me that it should not be business as usual in 
Washington, DC.

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