[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11973]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RESPONSIBLE ENERGY POLICY NEEDED

  (Mr. BROUN of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Madam Speaker, today America is drilling for 
ice on Mars, yet we cannot drill for oil in America. We have billions 
of gallons of crude oil in America that we can't even tap into because 
of a failed policy by the majority. We can't drill for oil. Just 
yesterday, I filled up my car and paid $3.99.9 a gallon.
  It is crazy that we can't drill for oil. We have to have responsible 
energy policy that gives us more supply. It is not about wind or 
electricity or taxing oil. The Democrats want to put a 50 cents a 
gallon tax on every gallon of diesel and gasoline in America. That is 
inane. That is not energy policy.
  We have to drill for oil now. We have to streamline the permitting 
process for refineries. We have to supply more gas to people. It is a 
national security policy, it is an economic policy that we cannot 
continue that the majority has given us today. We need a responsible 
energy policy.

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