Energy Prices

ENERGY PRICES -- (House of Representatives - May 06, 2008)

(Mr. LATTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, with no relief in sight for the American public as they continue to endure the costs

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of skyrocketing energy costs, it's once again time to look at alternative sources to combat this problem.

China has plans to build 40 nuclear power plants in the next 15 years, investing approximately $50 billion in these reactors.

The United States has not licensed a nuclear power plant in 30 years, while the current congressional leadership refuses to even consider the notion of nuclear power as a viable alternative energy source.

Of course we don't have to leave my home State of Ohio to find additional ways to increase domestic energy production. In northwest Ohio, alternative energy is abundant with the only wind turbines in the State, solar panel production, and coal liquefaction technology all adding to our energy production.

Whether we look at other countries, or in our own backyard, we must embrace alternative energy sources as one way to reduce our dependency on Middle Eastern oil and combat skyrocketing energy prices.

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