[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12591]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




THE PRESIDENT SHOULD REVOKE BAN ON EXPLORATION OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL 
                                 SHELF

  (Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, oil prices climb to 
record highs; gasoline over $4; diesel prices near $5; family budgets 
stretched to the limits. And how do we handle this? We beg OPEC to 
produce more oil. The Saudis say they will give us 200,000 more barrels 
a day in the world market, but the daily world demand is 84 million 
barrels.
  Hey, how about putting the U.S. in charge of our own economy? What 
about American energy? Sixty-four percent of Americans support 
American-made energy.
  Today I will introduce a resolution calling upon the President to 
revoke a ban President Clinton extended in 1998 that prohibits 
exploration of our Outer Continental Shelf. The U.S. has the technology 
and regulatory framework to ensure that these resources are developed 
in an environmentally sound manner. The President has the power to 
remove this ban today, if he chooses.
  I invite all my colleagues to cosponsor my resolution, and send a 
clear signal to the President and to the American people that we will 
help.

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