[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 13024]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SKYROCKETING PRICE OF GAS

  (Mr. LUCAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. LUCAS. Madam Speaker, I come before you today to address the 
skyrocketing price of gas in Oklahoma, where the price for a gallon of 
gasoline at a station in my hometown of Cheyenne is now $3.95. This may 
be lower than the national average, but Oklahomans are actually paying 
more of their income on gas than people in areas where gas prices are 
higher.
  According to a study by Common Current, Oklahoma City is ranked last 
in the ability to weather an oil and gas crisis. This is evidenced by 
the fact that families in Oklahoma's Third District are spending 
between 7 and 10 percent of their income on gas.
  Congress has an opportunity to make sure that Americans don't have to 
choose between putting gas in their cars and necessities for their 
families through H.R. 2279, Expand American Refining Capacity on Closed 
Military Installations Act.
  I ask my colleagues, support H.R. 2279. Sign the discharge petition. 
Bring this bill to the floor for a vote now.

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