Lynn A. Westmoreland: “Thank you. January 18, and these are quotes from H.R. 6, which was their mantelpiece legislation. This was their…”

“Thank you. January 18, and these are quotes from H.R. 6, which was their mantelpiece legislation. This was their commonsense plan, I guess, for bringing down the skyrocketing gas that at the time was $2.23 a gallon: Ms. Sheila Jackson-Lee said: ``The price per barrel of oil is $50 plus.'' Today I think it's about $140. She goes on to say: ``And so what is this Congress and this leadership doing? It is doing the right thing.'' January 18, floor statement by Steve Israel: ``This dependence on foreign oil, Mr. Speaker, is a glaring threat to our national security.'' I could not agree with you more. But we are more dependent today than we were when you made that statement. Mr. John Lewis, my colleague from Georgia: ``More than ever we need to get our priorities straight. We need to stop dancing while Rome burns and reverse the damage we have done to our environment. The American people need relief from energy costs.'' And I couldn't agree with you more, Mr. Lewis, but the problem is that gas has almost doubled since you made that statement.”