[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           THE REPUBLICANS' ALL-OF-THE-ABOVE ENERGY STRATEGY

  (Mr. ROE of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, on June 22, President Obama 
released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve--just over a day's worth of oil. The administration continues 
to play politics rather than develop a comprehensive national energy 
plan, which will lay the path for future economic growth, help lower 
unemployment and improve our stagnant economy. This country's economy 
was built on inexpensive and abundant energy.
  Folks are frustrated now. A fellow stopped me the other day, and 
said, Doc, it's a sad day when a guy can't buy a gallon of gas and a 
gallon of milk for $10.
  And it's true. People don't want half measures that don't address 
their problems. They want solutions. They want to work. They want to 
provide for their families.
  It is way past time to ease this pain at the pump. The President has 
shown no interest in the Republicans' all-of-the-above energy strategy 
that encourages oil and natural gas development in places like ANWR and 
the Outer Continental Shelf. With national unemployment stubbornly 
above 9 percent, the American people expect us to work together to 
lower the cost of energy, reduce our dependency on foreign oil and 
create American jobs.

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