John Mica: “And my colleagues, I rise in strong support of the proposal by the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Terry). We should all be…”

“And my colleagues, I rise in strong support of the proposal by the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Terry). We should all be thanking Mr. Terry for this initiative. Not only are people in this country hit by incredible unemployment economic challenges and a dysfunctional Congress, but if they go to the local service station to fill up with gasoline, they're paying record prices. I woke up this morning and I heard one of the commentators that was interviewing an expert, again, on energy, and he predicted that 1 year from now we will be paying between $4.50 and $5.50 for a gallon of gasoline. Now, you just heard the ranking members criticize me for fast- tracking this legislation. I guess I beat some kind of record, never having waived before. I'm telling you I will waive this and anything else we need to do to get this country energy independent and find a way for the average citizen to be able to afford energy. We need a short-term plan, and that's bringing energy into the United States without being held hostage to people like the regimes in the Middle East or Venezuela. This pipeline will bring in 1.3 million barrels of oil per day. That exceeds what comes in from Venezuela. It exceeds what comes in from Saudi Arabia. {time} 1500 How frustrated the people of America must be. Then, of course, is the attack on the FAA, the lack of reauthorization. How could they attack me?…”