[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12172]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          AMERICAN-MADE ENERGY

  (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, it's a curious debate that we have in these 
1-minutes. Democrats are bringing to the floor unemployment insurance 
and they will bring to the floor helping people with heating costs and 
cooling costs.
  The real job creation engine would be American-made energy with a 
couple of provisions. Since 1994 on votes on the floor of this House, 
on ANWR exploration, Republicans have supported 91 percent of the time, 
House Democrats have opposed ANWR exploration 86 percent of the time.
  On coal-to-liquid technologies, House Republicans have supported that 
97 percent of the time. House Democrats have opposed taking American 
coal, American energy, turning it into liquid fuel. They have opposed 
it 78 percent of the time.
  On oil-shale exploration, House Republicans have supported it 90 
percent of the time. Democrats have opposed 86 percent. OCS, Outer 
Continental Shelf, House Republicans have supported it 81 percent of 
the time since 1984. House Democrats have opposed it 83 percent of the 
time. On refineries, building new refineries, House Republicans have 
supported 97 percent of the time, House Democrats have opposed 96 
percent of the time.

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