[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7160]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               GAS PRICES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
  Gas prices have skyrocketed by more than 50 percent in the 15 months 
since the new majority took control of Congress. Back in North 
Carolina, constituents of the Fifth District and over the rest of the 
State are now paying $1.33 more per gallon for gas than when the 
Democrats took over.
  Two years ago, Speaker Pelosi promised the American people a 
``commonsense'' plan to lower gasoline prices. We're still trying to 
figure out what that plan is. House Democrats have not only failed to 
offer any meaningful solutions, they've pushed policies that will have 
precisely the opposite effect.
  This $1.33 Pelosi premium is putting tremendous pressure on the 
budgets of the hardworking people of North Carolina. As gas prices soar 
to $3.50 and beyond, I pose this question: How much will the Pelosi 
premium end up costing average Americans? If this is part of the 
``commonsense plan'' to lower gas prices, I'm afraid it isn't working.
  Middle class families and their increasingly tight budgets need 
relief, not more broken promises. While House Democrats propose more of 
the same--tax increases--House Republicans have offered real 
commonsense solutions to reduce America's dependence on foreign sources 
of energy, lower gas prices here at home, and invest in all forms of 
energy to create American jobs and grow our economy.

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