Date: 2007-06-20
Speaker: WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (democrat)
Chamber: H

Mr. Ranches who runs a repair business. He MURPHY. to add insult to injury. the literally last year employed 24 people. administration. now that they are not Mr. RYAN. and now employs 14. He diin power here. the administration is rectly attributes this to the fact that using its ability through their agencies he cant afford the gas that he needs to to try to cram newformulas down the be able to run his trucks around to the throats of our hospitals so their reim- businesses that want to hire him to do bursement rate is dramatically im- the repair work. That is just unbelievpacted. dramatically cut. so that they able. arent able to serve the people who Mr. RYAN of Ohio. I think it is imneed the most help. So not only are our seniors getting portant for us to say. we know that the nailed by not being able to make sure government cant do everything. We that they have truly the lowest pos- know that we cant solve every probsibe pice tht tey an aytha welem. We.have. got some basic responsible prices that they can pay. that we sibilities though. defense and what not. could negotiate on their behalf for pre- Oneioteth hgs e ae n here scription drugs. but our hospitals arewe are doing here facing major cuts at the hands of the when it comes to gas and oil in the bill administration without any input from that we were on the floor today with. elected officials. just bureaucrats in the Energy appropriations bill. is to inthe Bush White Houses administra- vest into alternative energy sources. It tion. is very important for us to recognize They actually have one proposed for- and for the American people to recogmula change that would presume that nize what we are doing with our budghospitals are just going to game the et. because we had a lot of amendments system. so they are cutting money out and "cmt this" and "cut that." of their budgets. just because. Pretty This bill passed out as a bipartisan much just because they think they are bill on the House -Energy and Water going to play with their numbers. Be- Subcommittee. led by Mr. HOBSON from cause they are going to make that as- Ohio. who is a great ranking member sumption. they are going to take the and was a great chair of this commoney away. ratlier than prove that mittee. But. finally. over the hurdles of they do that and then take the money many Republicans. over the hurdles of away. i the President. we are now investing. That is accountability? That is like into renewable energy and energy effiwhat is that game that you play on the ciency procedures here $1.9 billion. a 50 street. Three Card Monte. They -are percent increase in energy efficiency playing Three Card Monte with peo- and renewable energy technology. An ples health care. I dont know. Maybe additional $300 million was added.from it is because most of the people who the joint resolution 2007 resolution we run this country in the Bush adminis- passed. tration can afford to pay their own We are investing in biofuels. Solar medical bills. so maybe it is just they. energy. hydropower. geothermal. new have hired too many people -who dont vehicle technology. " new materials understand what it is like to try to pay technology so we can have lighter vehithe bills every month. Really. it is just cles that dont use as much fossil fuel. beyond baffling. weatherization grants. carbon capture