House Proceeding on Jun 4th, 2008 :: 5:42:39 to 5:45:00
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Speech By: George Miller

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George Miller: expenses and require the speaker of the house to submit a plan to lower gas prices. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment and extraneous materials immediately

5:42:39 to 5:42:54( Edit History Discussion )

K. Michael Conaway: prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. je mr. diaz-balart: i am sazo pleased that our colleague, dr. pryce, pointed out on issue after issue,

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Speech By: K. Michael Conaway

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K. Michael Conaway: whether it's anwr i exploration or coal toat liquid or oil shale explorationsh or refinery-increased capacity or on the issue ofue nuclear power, you know, france and there's a strong

5:43:07 to 5:43:19( Edit History Discussion )

K. Michael Conaway: environmental movement in france, but over 80% of their electricity is generated from nuclear power. and yet we haven't built a nuclear power plant in this country in 30 years and it's time to face

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K. Michael Conaway: shoot of energy independence in this country. mr. speaker, at this. time i would reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ohio. ms. su tton: mr. speaker,

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K. Michael Conaway: at this time i yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from california, mr. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for three minutes f. mr. miller

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K. Michael Conaway: : mr. speaker, members of the house, it's interesting that my colleagues on thes other side rail against this legislation in the name of energy. it doesn't do a lot of good to pump more

5:43:54 to 5:44:06( Edit History Discussion )

K. Michael Conaway: energy into these schools, more air conditioning into these schools, more heat into these schools when the schools are such inefficnt users of energy. it makes no sense to pump more and more electricity

5:44:06 to 5:44:23( Edit History Discussion )

K. Michael Conaway: into the schools to use lighting that's outdated, outmoded, harmful to the learning of these children. the purpose of this legislation is to take a major institution in our country, our elementary,

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K. Michael Conaway: secondary education system, and have the government, federal government, lend some support to local efforts that are struggling now trying to accelerate their programs to cut their energy costs

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K. Michael Conaway: in the running of their schools. and that's what this bill allows us to do. it allows us to put in place as they renovate, as they repair, as they remodel these schools, trying to recover as

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K. Michael Conaway: all businesses are all across the country, as homeowners are all across the country, to reduce their energy cost, it allows us to partner up with them and to provide some assistance in

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Lincoln Diaz-Balart: doing that. it's rather interesting that all they can talk about on the other side is somehow that they didn't get to go to alaska. if they'd gone to alaska it probably would have made a penny or

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Speech By: Lincoln Diaz-Balart