House Proceeding on Dec 6th, 2007 :: 0:54:20 to 0:56:42
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Speech By: Lincoln Diaz-Balart

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Lincoln Diaz-Balart: for years, ms. herseth sandelin. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. ms. herseth sandlin: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank my friend from vermont fo

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Stephanie Herseth: r yielding, and i rise in support of the bill and this historic bill's commitment to renewable energy and strengthening our national security and our economic prosperity. one of the important aspects

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Speech By: Stephanie Herseth

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Stephanie Herseth: of this bill is the appropriately aggressive renewable fuel standards it contains, which builds upon the first renewable fuel standard passed in the energy policy act of 2005, which

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Stephanie Herseth: i supported, and it recognizes the contributions that rural america is ready, willing, and able to make toward meeting our nation's energy needs like many of my fellow south dakotans, like so

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Stephanie Herseth: many others, i support the expanding renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. this legislation will mandate that we produce at least 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels by the year 2022,

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Stephanie Herseth: and a billion gallons of biodiesel by 2012. for the past 2 1/2 years, we have seen how the first renewable fuels standard, an initial step toward reforming our nation's approach to energypp

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Stephanie Herseth: production has resulted in tremendous technological change and tremendous opportunity. the new r.f.s. will continue to drive the development of new and efficient processes to turn rural

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Stephanie Herseth: america's natural abundance into energy. i urge my colleagues to support this rule and this bill in large measure because of this renewable fuels standard, which reflects a compromise with the

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Stephanie Herseth: senate that improves the structure of the standard while retaining the overall volume er and schedule of the senate bill, the r.f.s. contained in the provisions we consider now include a nine billion

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Stephanie Herseth: gallon requirement of conventional fuels in 2008 to address the circumstances faced by the industry today. it accelerates to 2009 and 2010 the start dates the advanced in cellulosic biofuels.

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Stephanie Herseth: it increases the total overall mandates in the intervening years through 2016. and importantly it includes specific targets for biodiesel. again, i urge my colleagues to vote yes on the rule

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Stephanie Herseth: and support this historic legislation. the spker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: i reserve at this point. mr. welch: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman

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Stephanie Herseth: from new york, mr. hall. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. hall: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i'm proud to rise today in

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John Hall: support of this rule because last november the american people sent a new majority to congress with a clear mission, to reduce our energy dependence on foreign oil, fight skyrocketing energy

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Speech By: John Hall