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Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research And Development Act

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 8, 2007
Issues: Transportation Environment Legislative Branch


ADVANCED FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT -- (House of Representatives - February 08, 2007)

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Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the last comment.

Mr. Chairman, I am deeply concerned by what I am hearing on the opposite side. And I understand fully the frustration of the American people, having listened to the leadership of this party for so many years distracting Americans from the real issues confronting us. And to hear them attack Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House for using a private airplane to take her back and forth to California, and of that size, is just outrageous.

The truth of the matter is that this is the party that completely blocked the 9/11 recommendations that were so critical to the security of this Nation. This is the party that refused to make sure that all the cargo inside the belly of airplanes is inspected. And now, when we have the Speaker of the House, who is rightly concerned about security, using a plane to protect her, and it is absolutely critical that we have this, now they are standing up to speak about this.

I am also deeply concerned about the claim that we are not being effective on global warming, because the American people understand this. They have seen the data. They understand it. They want us to move forward in a bipartisan manner. And they want us to stop bickering.

And so I plead to all of us to stop the bickering. Let's move on with the legislation.

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Ms. SHEA-PORTER. People in New Hampshire are deeply concerned; both parties, by the way, are deeply concerned about global warming. And they want us to get on with the job of taking care of this and not spending our time and the people's time. And we are on the payroll of the American people, arguing and quibbling about such minor issues as the airplane.

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Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Reclaiming my time, yes. I absolutely agree that this is wasting our time. We are earning our paycheck from the American people, and we need to do the work of the American people.

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Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Reclaiming my time, I thank you and we intend to continue to deliver to the American people what they have asked us to do.

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