[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19424]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 417

  (Mr. McCOTTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McCOTTER. I've long thought that civics should be taught as 
earnestly as possible in our schools.
  Yesterday, we saw the spectacle of a Democratic House sham energy 
bill being passed out of here and lauded as if the problem had been 
solved. The problem is no one had consulted with the Democratic Senate, 
which had declared it dead on arrival.
  Now, for a bill to become law, it must pass both Chambers and be 
signed by the President of the United States. Only in that way can 
meaningful American energy security and independence be secured. That 
is why I have introduced House Concurrent Resolution 417 that says that 
it is the sense of this Congress that we will not adjourn until 
meaningful energy legislation has been passed into law to help the 
American people through this difficult time.
  Now, again, I have to do this because there seem to be some who think 
that simply passing a sham energy bill for political cover out of this 
body is going to help any American struggling at the pump. It will not. 
Let them put your money where their mouth is and stay here until they 
get the job done.

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