[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16292]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY PLAN NEEDED

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, Democrats are the ones with no new ideas. They 
always turn to their worn-out idea of tax, tax, tax. The American 
people don't want a national energy tax; they want energy independence. 
The House Republican plan is the comprehensive energy solution this 
country desperately needs. House Republicans recognize that as gas 
prices and home utility bills rise, American families are dealt a 
greater economic hardship.
  The Democrats' answer to the worst recession in decades is a national 
energy tax that will lead to higher energy prices and further job 
losses. Thousands of dollars in extra energy costs and millions of jobs 
lost is a high price to pay for an energy plan that will do little to 
clean up our environment. The American people deserve better. The 
American Energy Act introduced by Republicans is an all-of-the-above 
plan that will provide independence, more jobs here at home, and a 
cleaner environment.
  The American people don't want a national energy tax. They want 
energy independence. The House Republican plan is the comprehensive 
energy solution this country desperately needs.

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