[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10199]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               GAS PRICES

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the phones in my office have 
been ringing off the hook. Constituents are hopping mad about the 
skyrocketing price of gasoline.
  In Dallas in just the last month, the price for a gallon of gas has 
jumped 30 cents. And that's in Texas, where we drill and explore on 
land and along the coast.
  It's about time for the Congress to take action. In fact, it's past 
time.
  Two-thirds of the oil we use comes from foreign countries. We have 
oil and gas in the United States, but we have to be willing to move 
forward with exploration. Congress should allow exploration in Alaska, 
along the eastern seaboard, the west coast, and allow more refineries 
to be built.
  The answer to rising gas prices is right here in America. We have the 
technology. We have the resources. The time is now. Democrats in 
Congress need to step aside and let the ingenuity of Americans solve 
this problem today.

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