House Proceeding on Jun 4th, 2008 :: 3:37:29 to 3:40:36
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Speech By: Peter A. DeFazio

3:37:19 to 3:37:29( Edit History Discussion )

Peter A. DeFazio: to plan for the future and plan for a brighter future for america, and this resolution helps us to do that. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back

3:37:29 to 3:37:41( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. as mr. hall: mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may use subject to the amount of time i have left. could you tell me how much

3:37:29 to 3:40:36( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Rob Bishop

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Rob Bishop: time i have? ? the speaker pro tempore: you have 12 1/2 minutes. mr. hall: i thank the speaker. ke the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hall: thank you, mr. speaker. the

3:37:53 to 3:38:08( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: gentleman from new jersey keeps talking about doing away with fossil fuels. you know, that's just almost laughable. you do away with fossil fuels today, a year from today, two years from today,

3:38:08 to 3:38:22( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: five years from food, 10 years from today, turn these lights out, cut out your air-conditioners, forget about driving up to anywhere to get gasoline or oil. forget about building the roads,

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Rob Bishop: heating and cooling. just shut it all down, forget about it. and forget about that 40% that t we get from a nation that doesn't trust us, saudi arabia, di that's all fossil fuels. we have no control

3:38:37 to 3:38:48( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: over them. sure, we ought to have technology to address fossil fuels, to make it cleaner. but we're whistling dixie if we think we can do away and do away with fossil fuels. it's easy to commit

3:38:48 to 3:38:59( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: and cuss the oil and gas people but without them we wouldn't have the lights we are using today. we wouldn't have the gasoline that's in our cars. the road money that it takes to build asphalt

3:38:59 to 3:39:10( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: roads. i can go down the list forever. and where do you think 40% of that comes from? saudi arabia. another 20% from other arab nations, just like saudi arabia, that don't trust us and we don't

3:39:10 to 3:39:25( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: trust them. that's what it's all about. we can't do without fossil fuels. that's foolishness. mr. chairman, i think it's high time that we realize that we have to work together and seek technology

3:39:25 to 3:39:34( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: to lessen the effectiveness of carbons and be sensible about it, be reasonable about it. but we can't just shut this off and condemn those that are producing the men and women in the oil

3:39:34 to 3:39:44( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: and gas industry that are producing the light that we share today and cleaning the air that we have today. we need to keep looking for technology to make it better and cleaner. but it's foolish

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Rob Bishop: to talk about doing away with it. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from texas. ms. johnson: mr. speaker,

3:39:56 to 3:40:10( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: i would like mr. defazio to have as much time as he may consume ma to speak on this issue. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. defa zio: i thank the gentlelady

3:40:10 to 3:40:24( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: for h er generous grant of time. there might be some small grounds for agreement here.ag did i hear both the gentleman from illinois and the gentleman from new jersey and particularly the gentleman

3:40:24 to 3:40:36( Edit History Discussion )

Rob Bishop: from illinois in talking in supportta of the legislation that's actually before us, which does not t pertain to gas and oil prices or supply in any way. saying we needed and he supported the idea

3:40:36 to 3:40:48( Edit History Discussion )

Sanford D. Jr.Bishop: of research,ar investment, education and moving toward new technologies. the gentleman from new jersey talked about a transition from the petroleum-based economy. i think there's some small grounds

3:40:36 to 3:41:51( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Sanford D. Jr.Bishop