July. Julys prices are not what they are now. Folks are locked in. They talk about being frozen in someplace, well, their prices are also frozen in. Well we know and understand the challenges when it comes to energy. We know and understand the challenges that come when it comes to keeping your house warm or your lights on. So we have every interest to make sure we are pushing out, we are being innovative, we are being as efficient as we possibly can when it comes to energy use and consumption. I want to urge us, to push us, to be really aggressive in pushing us towards those technologies that will allow us in a small population state that has no real energy grid, so to speak, to figure out how we can how we can be more selfsufficient, get us off diesel get us off 10agallon oil in kobuck alaska. Weve got to figure this out. Were going to be doing it. Were talking about the challenges that we face. But i think as we begin this good robust debate on things like climate, i think we need to
You have bound us together with noble ideals of liberty, justice, equality and yet we struggle to be one people, a unified nation. We pray for all the members of this house asking you to bless them with wisdom and discernment, to lead our people to rebling silliation, to rebuild our nations confidence in justice, to restore our sense of equality, free them from the divisive distractions of any lesser ideals, that they the ore powerfully serve house. Keep the unity of people through the bond of peace. Bless, also, our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines deployed overseas as they continue to bring peace to this troubled world. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from california, mrs. Napolitano. Mrs. Napolitano i pledge allegiance to the fl
Show you the project. It runs from hardisty in alberta, canada, all the way down to our refineries in texas along the gulf coast. This project will move 830,000 barrels of oil a day. Some of that will be oil from canada. Some of that will be domestic oil from the back an region bakken region in montana and north dakota. This is part of the building the infrastructure so we can build a comprehensive energy plan for our country. Were producing more and more oil and gas in our country from the shale place in places like the bakken and north dakota and montana. The eagleford in texas. Natural gas from places like the barnett and the marcellus in new york pennsylvania and ohio. And what were working towards is some people refer to it as energy independence, but really Energy Security for our country. Energy security for our country. What does that mean . That means we produce more energy than we consume. Obviously, energy is a global market. The market for energy is a global market. We know
We had a shortage after. 32 million changed. People added to the insurance rolls. You cannot add that many people without putting some strain on the system that is already strained. That is why the bill has a number of features to try to improve the number of primary care doctors. Right now. Ed school here is your choice. You could be a community doctor. You can make 100,000 a year, or you could be a dermatologist and work 35 hours a week. Supposed tose kids do . We have a system that is out of and terms of the reimbursement we are putting in place for different types of doctors. Until we get that in place were really not going to deal with the primary care shortage in america. I want to ask a question about basic health. I know you have written something about how it moves poverty. Of i am a Health Director for a travel health program. Its going to be difficult to pay the premium because it is a little too high, and it is that problem with reconciliation where they might get a tax bil
And its one of six montana counties that the keystone x. L. Pipeline will route through. Now, circle like a lot of small communities in montana, has experienced the same economic and population declines that towns have faced in recent years. In fact, the county has significant infrastructure needs that have gone unresolved in the wake of a shrinking tax base. Now, for towns like circle, the keystone x. L. Pipeline isnt just about energy. It represents Economic Opportunity and hope for the future. You see mccomb county alone would see 18 million in property tax revenues from the Keystone Pipeline construction and thats just in the pipelines first year of operation. Now, thats money for neighborhoods, its for roads not to mention the influx of jobs for the area. Now, another 45 million would be distributed among five other montana counties and 16 million would go to montanas schools and university systems. You see these keystone x. L. Pipeline means Lower Energy Costs for montana familie