Jim Ryun: “I rise today to call on all of us to work together to find long-term solutions to our energy problems. The energy crunch…”

“I rise today to call on all of us to work together to find long-term solutions to our energy problems. The energy crunch affects all of us from the farmer who pays more for diesel fuel to families who are on summer vacation. After 8 years of neglect towards our national energy policy, we find ourselves trying to deal with higher costs, at the same time looking for long-term solutions. President Bush's plan for our energy policy is forward thinking and sensible. His plan focuses both on our need for conservation and our need for increasing energy sources. Best of all, the plan addresses these needs without sacrificing our way of life or the environment. As we move forward, let us look to what John Foster Dulles once said, "The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year." The sooner we act on a comprehensive energy policy, the sooner we will find relief.”