House Proceeding on Jul 23rd, 2008 :: 0:28:45 to 0:33:26
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Susan Collins: only energy on informat ion administration says that opening up new areas for drilling would not affect production or prices for nearly 20 years. even then, it concludes that any impact on

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Sander M. Levin: the average wellhead prices is expected to be insignificant. so much for the republican energy plan. in stark contrast, house democrats have taken action and passed legislation that will

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Speech By: Sander M. Levin

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Sander M. Levin: make america more energy independent and help provide relief to americans struggling with high gas prices. for the first time in 32 years, we passed a landmark law that will require more fuel

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Sander M. Levin: efficient fuels, which will produce nearly $1,000 in savings for the average th american family at the gas pump. this is the kind of relief that my constituents in new jersey want. democrats

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Sander M. Levin: also forced the president to stop sending oil to the strategic petroleum reserve, and now we are standing and urging hidim to start releasing oil reserves, with that, i yield back the balance

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Sander M. Levin: of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from tennessee rise? >> to address the house adfor one minute and revise annud extend my re marks. the speaker pro

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Sander M. Levin: tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. >> in a recent -- mrs. blackburn: in a recent poll, we learned that americans support drilling offshore.dr in other polls, between

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Sander M. Levin: 68% and 76% of americans favor immediate exploration on shore. last week, after reading those poll the democratic leadership decided to take action and brought forward a -- brought forward

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Sander M. Levin: a faulty bill to improve their image and the bill failed. now we do have aim agreement on gr one issue, madam speaker that we should be drilling, and republicans are not waiting for others

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Sander M. Levin: to take actio we are continuing to take action. and continuing to bring forward possible solutions to this problem. and today is one of those. we will introduce a comprehensive energy solution

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Sander M. Levin: this afternoon that would address america's energy concerns and begin to look at short-term, mid range, and long-range planning for our nation's energy supply. what a plan. what a plan. what

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Sander M. Levin: a concept. develop a comprehensive plan to make certain we address the price at the pump. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose

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Sander M. Levin: does the gentleman from massachusetts rise. >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. olver: madam

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Sander M. Levin: speaker, as americans pump billions of dollars in their gas pump each week, the oil companies claim they are looking for new oil to bring down the price at the pump. what they are looking

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Sander M. Levin: for is small with respect to their stock buyback. that's great for their investors but not for millions of americans that drive to work every day. why would they bring to market the four million

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Sander M. Levin: already leased and easily developable acres of the national petroleum reserve in alaska only to have their profits plunge while trying to reduce gas prices? last week, democrats in congress supported

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Sander M. Levin: legislation to increase domestic oil production by requiring oil companies to drill on leases they control or lose those leases to companies that would drill. the republicans, once again,

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Sander M. Levin: voted no. republicans won't require oil companies to drill, but they have no problem handing them more leases to horde while gas pump prices and oil company profits soar. the speaker pro

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Sander M. Levin: tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend

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Sander M. Levin: the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote is objected to under clause 6 of rule 20. recorded votes on postponed questions will be taken later.te for

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Sander M. Levin: what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.j. res. 93, as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title

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Sander M. Levin: of the joint resolution. the clerk: house joint resolution 93, resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the burmese freedom and democracy act of 2003. the speaker

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Wally Herger: pro temporspe: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, and the gentleman from california, mr. herger, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman

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Speech By: Wally Herger