[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12748]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SHOW US AN ENERGY PLAN

  (Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, enough is enough.
  Last week in my district in South Carolina I had a man approach me, 
said he wanted some help with gas prices. He is making $325 a week, and 
he spends $80 to $90 of it on gas, almost 30 percent of his paycheck 
going into his tank.
  What kind of leadership is this? What kind of energy plan is this?
  When is the majority going to wake up and realize it's their 
constituents that are having problems with gas prices? When are they 
going to show us their energy plan, or do they even have one? The 
Republicans have one, and it will bring down gas prices by 50 percent. 
It's time Congress takes action. We need to do this for America, for 
our constituents and for our national security.
  Bring a plan to the floor to make us all stronger. Someone needs to 
lead this show.

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