[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           WHERE'S THE PLAN?

  (Mr. MICA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, talking to folks in the 
district last night in a telephone town hall conference and visiting 
with folks in my district, they want to know what Congress is doing 
about gas prices and energy prices. People are struggling as they try 
to fill up their gas tank. They're struggling when they go to the store 
and see inflated food costs. And so far, we haven't seen any results 
from Congress.
  Now the other side of the aisle, the Democrats, are in charge, 
they've been in charge. They said they were going to take over and they 
would have a plan. The Speaker, the then leader on the other side, said 
they would have a plan. Where is the plan? Gasoline prices when the 
Democrats took control were just a little over $2. Now they're reaching 
$4 in some areas. Where is the plan?
  The only plan I've seen is the $870,000 plan to replace the light in 
the dome of the Capitol, a 200-year payout. Where is the plan? People 
in America want to know where the plan is and how we're going to reduce 
gas prices for them and food prices for them.

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