[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HOUSE REPUBLICANS AND BIG OIL

  (Ms. BERKLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BERKLEY. Mr. Speaker, despite the disaster of the Bush-Cheney 
energy plan, House Republicans continue to insist on the same old 
energy policy that favors bigger profits and more breaks for Big Oil. 
Rather than working across the aisle to provide much-needed relief at 
the pump, House Republicans have blocked every effort to responsibly 
invest in renewable energy and take the one action that would have 
brought down gas prices immediately, releasing oil from the 
government's own stockpile.
  This week House Republicans will have an opportunity to prove that 
they really do support all-of-the-above energy strategies. We hope to 
bring a comprehensive energy package to the House floor that promotes 
efficiency, conservation, invests in renewable sources of energy, and 
responsibly increases domestic supply by opening portions of the Outer 
Continental Shelf to drilling.
  Mr. Speaker, House Republicans have a choice to make this week. They 
will stand by their own words by supporting this legislation or they 
will once again support Big Oil.

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