[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 12744]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       FOCUS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

  (Mr. TEAGUE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. TEAGUE. In 2007 when I announced that I would be running for 
Congress, people were surprised to find an oilman like myself 
campaigning on a platform that emphasized energy independence through a 
focus on renewable energy. But I told people in Hobbs, Roswell, 
Carlsbad and across southern New Mexico that technologies like wind, 
solar and biofuels were not only good for the environment but would 
also create jobs in our communities and bolster our national security.
  One area in which we can do a lot of good is biofuels. My State of 
New Mexico is fortunate to have several biofuel organizations on the 
cutting edge of research. Both private companies and the national labs 
in my State are making excellent progress towards commercially 
producing oil from algae and other green sources.
  The United States currently uses 20 million barrels of petroleum each 
day. American biofuels producers are aiming to reach 1 million barrels 
a day of biofuel production, which will really be sending a message to 
OPEC that America is serious about her energy independence.

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