[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       WAITING FOR AN ENERGY 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, the Democrats have had 
control of the Congress now for a year and a half. We are still waiting 
for an energy plan. We are going to celebrate Memorial Day this 
weekend. We are still waiting for an energy plan. What have the 
Democrats done so far as an energy plan? Well, let's just take a look 
at it.
  This is a spoon from the House cafeteria. They bought this spoon at 
great expense to the taxpayers, and it is a green spoon. In fact, it 
melts in your coffee. This is Exhibit 1. What have the Democrats done 
when gas is $4? Well, go down to the gift store and you will see these 
Green the Capitol bags. So now we have, at greater expense to the 
taxpayer, printed these little Green the Capitol bags.
  Now what is the centerpiece of their energy policy when you're going 
to pay $4 a gallon and more around the country for gasoline? They are 
going to change the light and green the light on the top of the 
Capitol. Just the study, I'm told, is going to be $800,000, and then 
millions of dollars. And $4 gas.

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