[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      REDUCE THE PRICE AT THE PUMP

  (Mrs. BLACKBURN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Speaker, you know that the price at the pump is 
what everyone is talking about. And in my district in Tennessee, moms 
are now spending over $100 more to fill up the tanks than they were 
when the Democrats took the gavel in both the House and the Senate. It 
costs over $100 a month more to fill up the tank of an average minivan. 
We have seen the price of a gallon of gas go from $2.26 to $4 a gallon.
  Madam Speaker, there is a reason for this. And we on the Republican 
side have solutions for this problem. It is time to waive the gas tax. 
It is time to waive the ethanol mandates. It is time to waive the 
requirements for boutique fuels. And it is time for Americans to 
explore for American energy on American soil.
  There is a way to address this. There are bills that are filed. There 
is action that can be taken. I encourage my Democrat colleagues, 
encourage your leadership to rise to the challenge, reduce the price at 
the pump.

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