[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   NO MORE DELAYS ON AMERICAN ENERGY

  (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, today the House Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources is holding a hearing examining the Obama 
administration's policies of increasing taxes on and reducing funding 
for American energy production.
  Finding solutions to our country's dependence on foreign energy is a 
top priority for me. Now is not the time to further delay advancement 
of American energy. Yet, the administration's budget proposes 
increasing fees and taxes directly on oil and gas operations here in 
the United States.
  Mr. Speaker, these funds do nothing to expedite or improve the 
permitting process on Federal lands. Instead, these policies stifle our 
economy, create more red tape, and block expansion of our energy 
portfolio. Simply put, these policies are wrong for America.

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