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Entire Issue E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 110 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 154 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008 No. 59 House of Representatives The House met at 10:30 a.m. Speaker NANCY PELOSI on 4–24–2006: But before we achieve those things in f Democrats have a commonsense plan the future, we’ll have to figure out a to help bring down skyrocketing gas way to live, work, and prosper in the MORNING-HOUR DEBATE prices. present. For too many Democrats, The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the August 4, 2007, Democrats have voted growing our economy today, tomorrow, order of the House of January 4, 2007, those four times to raise taxes in the and next month isn’t much of a pri- the Chair will now recognize Members 110th Congress: January 18, August 4, ority. In fact, the majority has voted from lists submitted by the majority December 6, 2007, February 27, 2008. The four separate times to raise energy and minority leaders for morning-hour Pelosi Premium continues. taxes in the 110th Congress. But even if debate. Since Democrats took control of Con- we had access to all of the oil in the The Chair will alternate recognition gress, gasoline prices have skyrocketed world, we would need places to turn between the parties, with each party by more than $1 per gallon forcing that oil into gasoline. Regrettably, the limited to 30 minutes and each Mem- worker families to pay a Pelosi Pre- U.S. hasn’t built a new refinery in 32 ber, other than the majority and mi- mium at the pump. With reports indi- years and, in fact, has successfully nority leaders and the minority whip, cating gasoline prices are beginning to shut down several at that time. The re- hit $4 per gallon, the Pelosi Premium limited to 5 minutes. sults are stunning. Today, the U.S. has couldn’t come at a worse time for mid- only 149 operable oil refineries com- f dle-class families already being pared with 321 in 1981. That means THE PELOSI PREMIUM squeezed by the soaring costs of living. The price we pay for both gasoline roughly double the demand now must The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes be handled with half of the number of the gentlewoman from North Carolina and oil is fundamentally an issue of supply and demand, but while U.S. oil refineries. (Ms. FOXX) for 5 minutes. Let’s remember this fall the broken Ms. FOXX. Thank you, Madam consumption has largely remained the same over the past few years, world oil promises made in 2006 and the Pelosi Speaker. consumption has spiraled to 84 million Premium which is costing us so much I’m here to talk about the Pelosi Pre- barrels a day, up nearly 25 percent money. mium. Once a nightmare scenario, $4 from 68 million barrels a decade ago. f gasoline may soon become a harsh re- This results in a tremendous increase ality on Speaker PELOSI’s watch. THE PELOSI PREMIUM in prices. Today, drivers are paying a dollar more As you are fully aware, gas prices The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. per gallon at the pump than when the have increased by $1.05 per gallon since ISRAEL). The Chair recognizes the gen- Speaker took office. This Pelosi Pre- NANCY PELOSI took control of Congress tleman from Georgia (Mr. WESTMORE- mium is hitting working families hard on January 4, 2007. This represents an LAND) for 5 minutes. at a time when they are confronting increase of nearly 45 percent. Mr. WESTMORELAND. Thank you, soaring costs, a slowing economy and a At the same time that world oil con- Mr. Speaker. I want to read to you, Mr. housing crunch. Middle-class families sumption has skyrocketed, access to Speaker, a memo from the Democratic and their increasingly tight budgets world energy supplies has struggled to Congressional Campaign Committee need relief, not more broken promises. keep pace. Nowhere has this trend been that was sent out in 2006. This was sent We’re operating under a set of broken worse than in the United States which out to the Democratic candidates, and promises. stands today as the only industrialized it was obtained by the Chicago Trib- Speaker PELOSI promised the Amer- Nation in the world that refuses to tap une. ican people a commonsense plan to 85 percent of our available deep sea en- ‘‘Demonstrate your dedication for lower gasoline prices, but House Demo- ergy resources. fighting for middle-class families by crats have not only failed to offer any While the U.S. has held its consump- clearly explaining how you will work meaningful solutions, they’ve put for- tion steady, more needs to be done to to keep down the price of gas if elected ward policies that will have precisely build a bridge from where we are today to Congress. Hold an event at a gas sta- the opposite effect. We cannot tax mid- to the renewable and alternative en- tion or other logical locations where dle-class families’ and truckers’ tanks ergy future in which we all want to you will call for real commitment to from empty to full. live. In fact, under the Democrats in bringing down gas prices and pledge Speaker NANCY PELOSI on 4–18–2006: Congress, we’ve gone from 50 percent of that, as a Member of Congress, you will The Democrats have a plan to lower our oil imports coming from OPEC to fight for families in your district, not gas prices. 57 percent coming from OPEC in 1 year. the oil and gas executives for which b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H2269 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 02:37 Apr 16, 2008 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A15AP7.000 H15APPT1 wwoods2 on PRODPC68 with HOUSE H2270 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 15, 2008 this Republican Congress has fought so Raising taxes? Fifty cents a gallon by $1.05 a gallon. Today, in my district, hard.’’ the chairman of Energy and Commerce gas is $3.50 a gallon, and guess what? Now those are some pretty inter- proposal? Five cents a gallon by the The Federal gas tax is still 18.3 cents a esting comments coming from the chairman of Transportation? A dollar a gallon. That money is a tax. It’s a tax DCCC. On May 10, 2006, BARON HILL barrel of oil from the chairman of going to big oil and OPEC and to hedge said this: ‘‘In Congress, I will support Transportation? Those are some great fund speculators who are driving up the measures that will strengthen our ideas. price of oil. That’s the tax the Amer- economy and lower gas prices instead April 27, 2006, when gas was $2.91 a ican consumers are paying. They won’t of rewarding big oil companies and spe- gallon, and I will remind you that it’s take on OPEC, and they sure as heck cial interest lobbies.’’ $3.44 today, a letter to Speaker Hastert aren’t going to take on their friends in Mr. Speaker, once Mr. HILL got elect- signed by 88 Democratic Members of big oil. ed to Congress and voted to raise taxes Congress, they said this: ‘‘Just this We’re willing to do that. And sus- on the American energy producers, he week, the price for oil increased to over pending the gas tax, now I would ask was somehow shocked when higher $70 a barrel.’’ Don’t we yearn for those the presumptive Republican nominee, taxes resulted in higher gas prices. days of $70 a barrel when it’s $113 Mr. MCCAIN, if we suspend the gas tax, March 12, 2007, in a press release Mr. today? how many highway projects and bridge HILL said, ‘‘Gasoline prices have in- We believe Congress has an obliga- projects are you going to cancel? How creased significantly over the past few tion to determine the underlying many thousand people are you going to weeks, with little explanation for high- causes behind the skyrocketing prices. put out of work when you already have er prices.’’ The explanation for higher Congress has an obligation to take ac- a deficit in the trust fund? If you want prices is because of higher taxes. tion on behalf of the consumer. Where to give relief to the American con- Mr. JOE DONNELLY in a July 3, 2006, is the action? sumers, target the real culprits. It is interview: ‘‘I will be an independent All bark, no bite. not the gas tax that’s been flat for the voice who will represent the people of f last 15 years; it’s big oil and it’s the the second district. Not the wealthy oil OPEC companies and the hedge fund and pharmaceutical companies that GOP: THE GRAND OIL PARTY speculators on Wall Street. Let’s go have bought our Congress and are run- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The after them. ning our country. We need leaders who Chair recognizes the gentleman from f Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) for 5 minutes. will stand up for good jobs, a better HOPE AND CHANGE prescription drug plan for our seniors, Mr. DEFAZIO. Well, the Grand Oil and a real energy plan that will work Party is at it again.
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