John Doolittle: “tonight marks the third installment in a series of special orders begun last summer that Members of the House have held…”

“tonight marks the third installment in a series of special orders begun last summer that Members of the House have held on the record and views of Vice President Al Gore. The Vice President is fond of attacking the work of the majority in the House. We conservatives believe it is important that Americans understand why Al Gore finds our record of cutting taxes, balancing the budget, eliminating wasteful spending, and restoring common sense environmental policies so contemptible. We believe it is important that the American people know what their Vice President actually stands for. Today, we will examine Vice President Gore's energy policy. American motorists and hard-working truck drivers in rural and urban areas, particularly those with lower incomes, are getting squeezed by soaring gas prices. Unfortunately, the Vice President is not there to help. In fact, he is cheering the prices on. It would distress the American people to learn that the Vice President is pleased with this turn of events. After all, he has long advocated policies expressly intended to raise the price and decrease the availability of gasoline to the American people. He thinks that we just plain use too much of it, the only way to get us to cut back is to raise the prices. Whether it happens through conservation or supply cutbacks, price controls, or tax increases, the end result is what matters.”