[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7611]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         MORE PAIN AT THE PUMP

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, in the last 2 years, the 
price of a gallon of gasoline has more than doubled. During his 
campaign, the President promised to skyrocket energy costs, and that's 
exactly what has happened.
  House Republicans are leading the way in implementing a sound 
domestic energy plan aimed at reducing gas prices. This plan seeks to 
expand domestic energy production while creating jobs here in America.
  Republicans in the House have successfully passed the Restarting 
American Offshore Leasing Now Act. This bill provides immediate relief 
at the gas pump while creating jobs for Americans. It will increase 
domestic energy production and create jobs by conducting oil and 
natural gas lease sales.
  House Republicans are addressing the need for more immediate relief 
from rising prices at the pump along with the long-term vision of a 
domestic energy policy. We need to work together for an all-of-the-
above American energy plan.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and we will never forget 
September the 11th in the global war on terrorism. My sympathy to the 
family of Richard Bryan Wilson, a dedicated patriot from Columbia, 
South Carolina.

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