[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




REPUBLICANS CLAIM THEY WANT ALL OF THE ABOVE--BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO 
                            LOWER GAS PRICES

  (Mr. CLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, for 8 years, Washington Republicans have 
favored record profits for Big Oil while Americans are paying record 
prices at the pump. Congressional Republicans say they want an all-of-
the-above plan, but their actions speak differently. Republicans have 
voted against every piece of legislation that would responsibly invest 
in renewable energy and would bring down gas prices for consumers.
  We proposed legislation to crack down on price gouging and curb 
excess speculation, but House Republicans said no. We proposed lowering 
gas prices immediately by tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 
which lowered prices by 33 percent when the President's father took 
similar action in 1991, but Republicans said no. We proposed 
legislation that would force Big Oil to drill on 68 million acres of 
land to increase oil production here at home. Again, House Republicans 
said no.
  This week, the Republicans will have the opportunity to support real 
reform and say yes.

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