On the recordJuly 30, 2010
Mr. Speaker, with millions of American families out of work, Republicans will fight for American energy workers and their jobs. The question is will Democrats fight alongside us? The drilling moratorium is killing American energy jobs now. It needs to end now. The rigs are already leaving overseas. So are the jobs, equipment, and the capital. Workers are being laid off, small businesses are struggling to survive, and they won't. The Melancon amendment doesn't save these jobs, these families, these small businesses whose livelihoods are at risk. It does not end the current moratorium that's devastating us now. The Republican motion to recommit will. It is the only vote on this floor where each lawmaker can stand up and fight for these American energy workers right now.
