Virginia Foxx: “as we reflect on the last 100 years of JMU's history, I want to talk a little bit about a very dark time in our history…”

“as we reflect on the last 100 years of JMU's history, I want to talk a little bit about a very dark time in our history, the tenure of former President Carter. During Carter's administration, the Nation suffered from oil shortages. These shortages led to record high gas prices that ultimately persuaded the President to turn to the American public for answers. Following a Camp David summit on energy, he addressed the country saying, ``We can't go on consuming 40 percent more energy than we produce. When we import oil, we are also importing inflation plus unemployment.'' ``We have got to use what we have. The Middle East has only 5 percent of the world's energy, but the United States has 24 percent.'' And this one, which President Carter thought was one of the most vivid statements. ``Our neck is stretched over the fence and OPEC has the knife.'' It is truly frightening how technology has advanced since 1977, yet here we are today faced with the same issues that this Democratic Congress refuses to address.”