[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10933]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, it's time to get serious about American energy 
independence.
  Removing barriers to safe offshore energy production is a necessary 
component of a serious American energy strategy. Our country has been 
blessed with an abundance of resources; and if we utilize those 
resources responsibly rather than ignore them, we can reduce dependence 
on foreign oil by creating 1 million new jobs.
  During the same week an Obama global warming adviser stated that a 
``war on coal is exactly what's needed,'' Republicans worked to lower 
energy prices, to move our country away from dependence on foreign oil, 
and to create jobs. This stands in stark contrast to President Obama's 
energy priorities. Under his Environmental Protection Agency, 17 North 
Carolina coal units are being shut down; gas prices remain high; and 
the shovel-ready Keystone XL pipeline remains stalled.
  Jobless Americans and working families deserve better. The President 
would do well to follow the all-of-the-above energy strategy we led 
with in the House.

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