Earl Blumenauer: “three brief points. We are back here because of the obsession of the majority leader, the gentleman from Texas (Mr.…”

“three brief points. We are back here because of the obsession of the majority leader, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DeLay), to provide the relief to the oil companies. My friend, the gentleman from California (Mr. Waxman), said that this was one of several oxygenated options. That is what the chairman of the committee raised. He did not pick one of them. The second point is that we have not voted on this. The procedural vote that we had yesterday was without the focus from the CBO that this is, in fact, an unfunded mandate. The people of this Chamber will be voting with the knowledge that if they do not approve the Capps amendment, they will be imposing unfunded costs. Last, but not least, it is obscene that we would be transferring these costs to local communities when we are giving billions to the oil companies under this bill, and they are already enjoying unprecedented profits. It is not fair. It is not right. I strongly urge the approval of the Capps amendment. The Acting CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Texas has 30 seconds remaining.”