[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12169]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          FAILED ENERGY POLICY

  (Mr. NEUGEBAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEUGEBAUER. Mr. Speaker, I would just echo what my colleague from 
South Carolina said. Where is the plan?
  If the Democrats do not have a plan to lower energy costs for the 
American people, please bring some of the Republican proposals that we 
have already designed and which will begin to bring immediate relief.
  The other night I had a teletown hall meeting and I was listening to 
the people in the 19th Congressional District of Texas. One person 
said, Congressman, I have to drive 100 miles every day to go to my job. 
She said, my gasoline has gone up, but my paycheck has not.
  The most disturbing news was the gentleman who said, Congressman, I 
have to get dialysis three times a week. I have to drive 70 miles each 
way. He said, now I am down to trying to decide whether I am going to 
be able to buy food, gasoline, or the treatment for my diabetes.
  Mr. Speaker, it is time for the Democratic majority, who promised the 
American people a plan, to bring that plan to this House floor, instead 
of important legislation like we voted on yesterday, supporting the 
goals and ideals of the International Year of Sanitation. I know the 
American people are going to be very comforted that this body took up 
that legislation, and not energy legislation that would have brought 
relief for high energy costs.

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