[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[House]
[Pages 7825-7826]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             ENERGY PRICES

  (Mr. LATTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, with no relief in sight for the American 
public as they continue to endure the costs of skyrocketing energy 
costs, it's once again time to look at alternative sources to combat 
this problem.
  China has plans to build 40 nuclear power plants in the next 15 
years, investing approximately $50 billion in these reactors.

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  The United States has not licensed a nuclear power plant in 30 years, 
while the current congressional leadership refuses to even consider the 
notion of nuclear power as a viable alternative energy source.
  Of course we don't have to leave my home State of Ohio to find 
additional ways to increase domestic energy production. In northwest 
Ohio, alternative energy is abundant with the only wind turbines in the 
State, solar panel production, and coal liquefaction technology all 
adding to our energy production.
  Whether we look at other countries, or in our own backyard, we must 
embrace alternative energy sources as one way to reduce our dependency 
on Middle Eastern oil and combat skyrocketing energy prices.

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