Joe Barton: “reclaiming my time, I support increased LIHEAP funding and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the for LIHEAP funding from $2…”

“reclaiming my time, I support increased LIHEAP funding and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the for LIHEAP funding from $2 billion to $5.1 billion. I will work with the gentleman to help increase the amount of funds appropriated for LIHEAP, to help those Americans, including those Americans in your great State of New York, most vulnerable to the higher energy costs we are seeing today. Mr. Speaker, I oppose the motion to recommit. I know we are tired and grumpy, and we want to go home and catch planes. Let me simply say that it appears to be the Stupak language on price gouging that was in the Democratic substitute. If that is correct, we have already had the vote, and we have in the pending bill language that addresses price gouging. So I guess we just have a difference of opinion. It reminds me of what Ginger Rogers said when she was asked to comment on what a great dancer Fred Astaire was. She said, ``Yes, but I do it, and I do it in high heels backwards.'' So we both agree on both sides of the aisle that we need to do something about price gouging. I would say the base bill before us does it a little bit more eloquently, and it does it so that we can actually get to the root cause without preempting the States. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”