[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 10402]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ENERGY CREATES JOBS

  (Mrs. CAPITO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, right now the President is hosting his 
first ever Twitter town hall to gather input from concerned Americans.
  Here's some input from some concerned West Virginians: People are 
having to choose whether to buy groceries or gas as energy prices 
skyrocket and the economy continues to remain slow and unrecovered. If 
West Virginians are wondering about one thing, it's why the President 
isn't doing more to lower energy costs and get our economy back on 
track.
  America is truly blessed to have an abundant supply of natural 
resources. But instead of tapping into these rich minerals, the 
President has approved extreme regulations that are killing jobs and 
are hurting our economy.
  Frankly, I am stunned as to why the President hasn't connected that a 
good, solid jobs plan is a good, solid energy plan. Just last month, 
AEP announced it will shut down five plants in West Virginia and Ohio, 
costing jobs and payrolls, and will raise electricity 10 to 15 percent. 
According to AEP, this is a direct response to new and burdensome 
regulations levied by the EPA within the last year.
  It's time to take advantage of the resources found right here in 
America. Doing so will launch our economy in the right direction and 
create thousands of good-paying jobs.

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