[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13796]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   AMERICANS DESERVE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE CREATED BY AMERICAN WORKERS

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, under the Democrats' national energy tax 
plan, American households will pay on average $3,100 a year in extra 
energy costs, and between 1.8 and 7 million American jobs will be lost. 
The President admitted under his energy plan, energy prices would 
``necessarily skyrocket'' and that the cost would be passed on to 
American consumers.
  Manufacturing jobs will be relocated to other parts of the world, 
like India and China, which have less stringent environmental 
restrictions, hurting American workers and our environment.
  Forcing through Congress an energy plan that raises energy prices and 
that leads to further job loss during a time of economic crisis is 
irresponsible and the wrong direction to take our country. The American 
people know that we can do better.
  Republicans want a clean environment and will create comprehensive 
energy solutions that lessen our dependence on foreign oil and that 
lead us to a stronger economy.
  The American people deserve American energy independence created by 
American workers.

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