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Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008

Date: May 7, 2008
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Oil and Gas


PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3221, FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ACT OF 2008 -- (House of Representatives - May 07, 2008)

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Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I will be asking each of my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question to this rule. If the previous question is defeated, I will amend the rule to make it in order for the House to consider any amendment that would actually do something to reduce gas prices for consumers and to require the Speaker of the House to submit a plan for lowering gas prices.

Madam Speaker, back on April 24, 2006, over 2 years ago, Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement, which I quote: ``Americans this week are paying $2.91 a gallon on average for regular gasoline, 33 cents higher than last month and double the price than when President Bush first came into office.''

Madam Speaker, most Americans would consider it a blessing if they were only paying $2.91 per gallon of gasoline. And the only thing that they really can't afford is the Head-in-the-Sand Democrat Congress's refusal to consider to do anything to help America achieve its energy independence.

In that same press release, Speaker Pelosi went on to claim, and I quote: ``Democrats have a commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices.''

Well, I'm not exactly sure what they are waiting for right now because even after passing the ``no energy'' energy bill through this House a number of times, the cost of the ``Pelosi Petroleum Price Increase'' continues to rise, with the average cost of a gallon of gasoline at over $3.60 now, hitting consumers at the pump every single time they fill up their cars.

By voting ``no'' on this previous question, Members can take a stand against high prices and demand to see this secret plan to reduce gas prices that the Democrat majority has been hiding from the American people since taking control.

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to have the text of the amendment and extraneous material appear in the Record just prior to the vote on the previous question.

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