Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Washington for his leadership on this. Madam Chairman, the folks in Florida were concerned, but guess what? This area stops at the Florida-Georgia line. They can deal with their own waters. These are the waters of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia that we are talking about. I spoke yesterday and had a graph of disease fuel prices in this country--I drive a diesel truck--and of the disparity between off-road and on-road diesel fuel. Let me tell you this: if we, through our policies, could lower the price of diesel fuel by $1 from that $3.69 a gallon for America's truckers down to $2.69--there is a 300-gallon tank on every 18-wheeler. If we could lower the price by $1, we would save every trucker $300 per fill-up. Think about how that trickles down to the price of the commodities when you shop all across America. I support this amendment, and I ask everyone to support this simple, administrative change. Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Duncan). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Wittman The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in House Report 113-493.”