Political Quotes

“Mr. President, gas prices are skyrocketing. Meanwhile, natural gas is $1.50 cheaper than gasoline. We have a 100-plus-year supply of natural gas we can draw from. The only thing that is in our way is we have so few natural gas vehicles and refueling stations on the road. The NAT GAS Act gives manufacturers and utilities the assurance that the Federal Government will help jump-start this market, adding over 700,000 natural gas vehicles to our roads and displacing over 20 billion gallons of petroleum fuel, mostly from our bus and truck fleets. It does all this while being paid for by a surcharge on the users who will benefit from the amendment. We know there are some industries that have concern. Instead of exporting natural gas, which we are about to do in this country, let's use it in America so we can give our drivers an option. I urge my colleagues to vote for this bipartisan amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time?”