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




                             WE HAVE A PLAN

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, Americans are puzzled; 
puzzled why gas prices have topped $4 per gallon and why House 
Democrats have done nothing. They are puzzled why America sits on an 
estimated untapped reserve of 175 trillion cubic feet of natural gas 
and 1.1 trillion barrels of oil, and yet we remain increasingly 
dependent on foreign oil.
  The American people should know that there is a plan in Washington 
for energy independence. Republicans have a comprehensive strategy of 
exploration, innovation and conservation that will set America on a 
positive track. We have the tools and capacity to put our plan into 
motion. All we need are Democrats to step forward, join us, and tell 
the American people that Washington is no longer going to stand in the 
way of energy exploration in this country, that the short-term and 
long-term strategic and economic value of investing in America is our 
first priority.
  Republicans have a plan. What remains to be seen is what the 
Democrats will do.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th.

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