[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11971]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  SOLUTIONS EXIST FOR HIGH GAS PRICES

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I feel sympathy for the folks paying 
these high gas prices. Here is a problem: On average, $3.98, take in 
climate change 50 cents and we'll be paying $4.48 a gallon.
  Here is the solution: Outer Continental Shelf, which is off-limits by 
appropriation bills; moving coal-to-liquid technology, which has been 
blocked here on motions to recommit; expanding renewable fuels, which 
has been helpful, but still is not the panacea.
  The New York Times, which is not one of our best supporters, says the 
counties were motorists spend the highest percentage of their income on 
gasoline tend to be poor, rural areas, which is what I represent. That 
is why I am on the floor monthly now talking about gas reaching $4 a 
gallon, refinery expansion delayed because of environmental attacks, 
the clean gas, $4 increase in price of natural gas bills.
  Our consuming public cannot stand these high prices any more. Our 
manufacturing base cannot. We have to bring on more supply.

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