Political Quotes

“I rise to call on this House to pass legislation to end America's dependency on foreign oil. Earlier this week, I attended the opening of Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro, North Carolina. This plant is already producing thousands of gallons of B-100 biodiesel made from soybeans grown in my home State. This plant is a model for the future of our energy independence. The technology exists today that can turn our crops into biofuels. What we don't have is the infrastructure to facilitate the use of these fuels. My colleagues and I have introduced H.R. 5372, the BIOFUEL Act, to ramp up this infrastructure immediately. The legislation will facilitate the increased production of vehicles that run on biofuels and provide tax credits and incentives to gas station owners who update their equipment to be able to sell these fuels. The legislation also increases research and development into biofuels, investing in cutting-edge technology that will utilize energy from sources such as agricultural waste and byproducts. Now is the time to end America's dependency on foreign oil. The answer to our energy needs is growing in our fields.”