[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6167]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          CRISIS OF LEADERSHIP

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Madam Speaker, once again this misguided 
Democrat majority is looking to set a record. But like their tally for 
broken promises and historic tax increases, this isn't a record of 
which anyone should be proud. No, Madam Speaker, this Democrat 
leadership is overseeing the record price of gasoline.
  Today, the national average for gas reached $3.44 a gallon, an all-
time high. The American people want to know what Congress is going to 
do about it, but a crisis of leadership in this Congress continues to 
leave American families struggling to fill up their tank.
  Under this leadership, the price at the pump has shot up more than a 
dollar a gallon in just 16 months. Now on the campaign trail, they 
talked about a commonsense plan to bring down gasoline prices. Yet 
instead of easing the pain at the pump, this majority offers only more 
gas taxes and less domestic production, and the gas bill only rises.
  Madam Speaker, the American people demand relief, and their pleas are 
being ignored. That is the definition of leadership lacking.

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