[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[House]
[Pages 11200-11201]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     AMERICAN-MADE OIL AND GAS: A HISTORY OF SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION

  (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CONAWAY. As you see, the theme this morning is to talk about 
gasoline prices, and as we look at the various solutions that are 
available to our country, it's interesting to note how votes happen in 
this House. It's rare that a particular position is supported or 
opposed 100 percent by either party. But let me walk you through a 
couple of solutions that have been voted on in this House over the last 
14 years.
  Drilling in ANWR; 91 percent of Republicans supported it, 86 percent 
of Democrats opposed it. Coal-to-liquids; 97 percent of Republicans 
supported it, 78 percent of Democrats opposed it. Oil shale 
exploration; 90 percent Republican support, 86 percent Democrat 
opposition. Drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf, 81 percent of 
Republicans support it, 83 percent of Democrats oppose it. Increased 
refinery capacity; Republicans support that by 97 percent, Democrats 
oppose it by 96 percent.

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  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to 
begin to look rationally at the solutions that will help address 
America's need for energy, gasoline and electricity as we move forward.

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