[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10400]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, this last weekend we celebrated America's 
Independence Day; and as I visited with constituents, they asked that 
we create another independence movement, independence from Middle 
Eastern oil, and I agree.
  Unfortunately, rather than pursuing energy independence, the Obama 
administration keeps fostering an energy-dependence policy that costs 
American jobs, brings higher prices at the pump, and endangers our 
national security by making us more dependent on unstable Middle 
Eastern governments.
  House Republicans have responded by introducing and passing four 
bills to increase our domestic energy production and create American 
jobs. But the Senate has taken no action. Liberal Democrats are 
obstructing the opportunity for jobs for Americans, lower energy costs, 
and a new era of independence.
  It's time, Mr. Speaker, to declare independence from Middle Eastern 
oil and start using our own resources for the benefit of all Americans.

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