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




                   A POLICY OF ``NO'' IS NOT WORKING

  (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Madam Speaker, it's not working. The policy of ``no'' 
to producing America's resources is not working for the American 
people. Today, America will write a check for $1 billion to buy enough 
energy to run our economy for one day. Let me repeat that. Today, 
America will write a check for $1 billion to run our economy for one 
day. That means for the year, it takes $365 billion to export to other 
countries that have said ``yes'' to developing their resources.
  Think about what we could do with $1 billion if we invested that in 
developing American resources; the jobs that it would create, the fact 
it would make America more independent and less dependent on those 
other countries.
  The policy of ``no'' is not working. We need to say ``yes'' to 
producing more of America's resources; ``yes'' to drilling in areas 
where we have found abundant resources; ``yes'' to using a 250-year 
supply of coal; ``yes'' to building new nuclear power plants; ``yes'' 
to developing America's resources, reinvesting in America.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you to bring legislation to the floor that will 
help America build a stronger energy independence.

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