[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 12064]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        U.S. ENERGY EQUALS JOBS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the need for more homegrown American 
energy has never been greater. At home, our economy is still in a state 
of stagnation. Nearly 12 million of our fellow Americans are out of 
work. It's even higher among returning veterans from Afghanistan and 
Iraq. Abroad, volatile situations continue to erupt around the world.
  We need an all-of-the-above, all-American energy strategy, not more 
red tape out of Washington, D.C. More American energy means lower 
energy costs for Americans and for all people in the United States, and 
that means more money left in your pocket. More American energy means a 
stronger economy as our energy sector is allowed to grow and expand. 
Simply put, more American energy means more American jobs, period.
  Mr. Speaker, if we take care of ourselves, we can make Middle Eastern 
politics turmoil, and energy irrelevant.
  And that's just the way it is.

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