House Proceeding on Jun 26th, 2008 :: 1:15:52 to 1:18:09
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Speech By: Dave Davis

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Dave Davis: from miami will be pleased to hear that south florida posted a 20% increase over last year in ridership in march and april. transit agencies are also using more alternative fuels and clean

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Dave Davis: energy technologie that improve the air we breathe and aid america's energy independence. our transit bill on the floor today and under this rule will lower fares and expand routes and frequency

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Dave Davis: so public transit is an even more attractive alternative during this time of high gas prices. so i urge my colleagues to continue to stand up to the white house, support this rule and our first

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Dave Davis: bill today, the saving energy through public transportation act. madam speaker, our second bill today under this rule is entitled use it or lose it. in the bill we are calling the bluff of the

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Dave Davis: white house big oil and other prominent republicans who claim that oil companies are being blocked from drilling for oil and gas. and that is somehow related to gas prices. after the white

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Dave Davis: house announced that policy last week, one commentator called it a massive fraudulent and pathetic excuse for an energy policy. you see, 68 million acres are already leased and have the potential

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Dave Davis: to produce an additional 4.8 million barrels of oil and 4.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas each day. now, if 68 million acres are already open to drilling, please do not insult the intelligence

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Dave Davis: of the american people by claiming that the oil companies need more. the truth about america's energy policy and the white house policy is that big oil has stockpiled supplies and pocketed profits.

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Dave Davis: and i'd like to ask unanimous consent, madam speaker, to submit for the record a report generated by the committee on natural resources entitled the truth about america's energy, big oil

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Cathy Castor: stockpiles supplies and pockets profits, of june, 2008. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection? so ordered. ms. castor: thank you, madam speaker. if american families and businesses are