i yield to our great colleague from the great state of ohio, john boccieri. mr. boccieri: thank you, congressman mcmahon. so let me great this straight. the pillars of this legislation are about creating jobs right here in america that can't be outsourced, when you mr. a brand new nuclear reactor, when you build an electric hybrid car, when you build an electric grid, those are jobs and those are feerls that cannot be outsourced -- jobs that cannot be outsourced. another is about national security and moving away from our dependence on foreign oil. who wouldn't be for that? let's go over this again. in 2003 a department of defense study said -- suggested that the risk of abrupt climate change should be elevated beyond a scientific debate to a u.s. national security concern. the c.i.a. and other intelligence experts said that the economic disruptions associated with climate change are projected to put pressure on weak nations that may be unable to provide the basic needs that maintain order for their civilians. . if we invs.ed in hybrid cars for 27%, gasoline, elec

that's not something the speaker is saying or congressman boccieri is saying. that's something john mccain is saying, a proud american who put his life on the line for our country. ran for president. he said cap and trade, it's cap and trade, there will be incentives for people to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. it's a free market approach. let me repeat that again, congressman. it's a free market approach, theure peaans are doing it. we did it in the case of addressing acid rain. for 20 years we had a cap and trade policy enacted in policy in the united states we have found very big successes from. if we do it, we'll stimulate green technologies. this will be a profit making business. and it won't cost the american taxpayer. let me repeat that again. it won't cost the american taxpayer. much this is something that we've got to enact now, mr. speaker. this about our national security. every presidential candidate that ran for office last year, democrats and republicans alike, said it's a matter of national security. let me revisit a couple of what our friends have said. mr. romney,

boccieri: it's about jobs that can't be outsourced and national security and moving away from our dependence on foreign oil. john mccain said it. he introduced the cap and trade bill three times. he said it's a free market approach that will stimulate green technologies, a free market approach. and he said that this is a matter of our national security. that's what this legislation is about. and it's so important that we enact this very soon so that we can move away from our dependence on these foreign sources of energy. i'll yield to the gentleman from ohio. mr. driehaus: i appreciate the opportunity to be here tonight with you. and i think there's a reason that you see four relatively young members of congress standing here talking about the future of energy in the united states. we all have a vested interest in this. we all understand how important this is -- this issue is for our future. and the future of our kids. and we sat on the sidelines for far too long as the other side did nothing, as congressman ryan explained. they had an opportunity to act. when it came to energy policy, creative energy policy tha