[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ENERGY AND GAS PRICES

  (Ms. SOLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SOLIS. Madam Speaker, today I rise to urge my colleagues to join 
us in bringing down the price of gasoline and securing our energy 
supply.
  Last December we enacted legislation that began to redirect our 
Nation's energy policy so it is clean, secure, and invests in our 
workforce.
  In May we passed the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008, 
legislation which gives the U.S. authorities the ability to prosecute 
those who engage in anti-competitive behavior, like the cartels such as 
OPEC.
  Just last month we also passed the Renewable Energy and Job Creation 
Act of 2008, which will provide needed investments and security to 
renewable energy and energy efficiency industries.
  With the passage of all these bills and others, we are reducing our 
dependence on oil to bring down the record gas prices, secure our 
Nation's energy supply, and create hundreds of thousands of green 
collar jobs.
  I urge my colleagues to help our businesses and consumers and 
struggling families to support all of these efforts.

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