[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9932]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT ANSWERS

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pose a question today, a 
question for the majority leadership of this House. My constituents are 
asking me, how high does the price of gasoline have to go before the 
Democrat leadership of this House decides to vote to allow domestic 
energy production? How much are Americans going to have to pay before 
they will bring our bills to the floor to address this issue? They are 
wanting to know. They also want to know why no refineries have been 
built since 1976. They want to know why permits seem to be slow walked 
when it comes to exploring for natural resources.
  Today, my constituents in Memphis, Tennessee, are paying $3.63 for 
one gallon of gasoline. That's nearly 55 percent more than they were 
paying when Speaker Pelosi took over.
  The American people are wanting answers. And what is the energy 
solution that the Democratic leadership has offered? Well, it has been 
banning the traditional light bulb.
  Americans want answers, Mr. Speaker, but even more, they want some 
action. They want the problem solved.

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