[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    ENERGY POLICY THAT CREATES JOBS

  (Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, today the oil and gas industry 
in Colorado directly employs 50,000 people and supports over 190,000 
jobs in our State. However, the Obama administration has increasingly 
put up barriers that drive out energy development on Federal lands--a 
practice that disproportionately impacts job creation in Colorado and 
other Western States.
  For this reason, my colleagues and I have introduced the Domestic 
Energy and Jobs Act of 2012. My portion of this bill will ensure 
responsible, steady, and reliable exploration of our abundant resources 
every year, which will facilitate the job creation that comes from 
expanded energy development.
  We have endured 38 straight months of higher than 8 percent 
unemployment. The fact that we are not fully benefiting from our energy 
resources here at home is simply wrong. I urge this administration to 
follow our lead in the House and support an energy policy that puts 
people back to work.

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