House Proceeding 06-10-08 on Jun 10th, 2008 :: 0:34:59 to 0:36:13
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Speech By: Rob Bishop

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Rob Bishop: does the gentleman from oregon rise? >> to address the house and ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wu: thank you, madam speaker.

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David Wu: i for one welcome this opportunity to engage in a debate with my friends across the aisle about who truly stands with the american consumer versus standing with big oil. madam speaker, over the

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Speech By: David Wu

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David Wu: weekend the average price of a gallon of gas hit $4 per gallon. it's $4.50 a gallon at the pump closest to this debate. these outrageous prices are taking their toll on all of us and the

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David Wu: average american driver now pays more than $2,200 per year for gasoline, up from about $1,400 a gallon in 2001 at the beginning of the bush administration. since january, 2007, when this

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David Wu: democratic congress came into the majority, we have been committed to changing the nation's energy policy so we can lower prices at the pump. last year this democratic congress passed a landmark

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David Wu: law that will make cars and trucks more efficient which will eventually save american families somewhere between $700 to $1,000 each year. we have followed this up this year by passing bills

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David Wu: cracking down on price gouging by big oil. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does

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John E. Peterson: the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. peterson: madam speaker, today natural gas opened at $12.65

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Speech By: John E. Peterson