mr. garamendi. we must look at our energy future. and we must get off this addition to oil. -- addiction to oil. the globe is speaking to us. we have gone too deep this time and at the core of this earth, there is a lot of static and volatile motion and we are seeing it bubble up. and when we look around this globe and we see the volcano explosion in iceland that grounded pplanes for weeks, whe we look at the earthquake down in haiti, and we see other effects on the globe naturally, we are getting the message. so we must take action to look at our planet, to notice the environmental tragedies that really underscore the need for this nation to embrace a clean energy future. and i look forward to having conversations on this floor with all of my colleagues and with you leading those conversations. we will make plans that will sustain a future for those yet unborn. and that is the purpose of looking towards new energy sources that don't violate the surface of our planet earth that go down so deep that

mr. garamendi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. garamendi: mr. speaker, thank you so very much. congressman farr, thank you for your leadership on this. this is not a new issue for you. i remember your days in the california legislature where you carried such legislation. you do represent one of the most pristine and most precious parts of the california coast, monterey bay. it's appropriate for this congress to act on this resolution recognizing wod ocean day. beyond that, recoizing the itical importance of oceans to all of us. it is the birthplace of life. it the place where we find our climate, our oxygen, a lot of our food and our commerce. it's a place where we have over the years trashed. trash is flowing into the ocean . pollution of all kinds. and now the ultimate pollution of a blowout of an oil well in the gulf of mexico. it's time for us to not only pay attention to the ocean, what this resolution does, it's time for us to protect the oceans. we know the climate change, the increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is leading to the

mr. garamendi: our national security is at stake. we spend $1 billion a day sending our money overseas to the oil companies. many of them owned by foreign nations. some of whom are not at all friendly to america. i hear a lot of whining from the republican side of the aisle about we can't do that. well, we cannot continue doing what we are doing today. we see the risks, $20 billion worth of economy destroyed along the gulf coast. big oil has had its day. $12 billion. you want to save some money on that side? let's retrieve the $1 billion subsidy we send to the oil industry every day. it's time for us to move to renewables. it's time for us to protect our coast on the west coast. we do not want new federal oil leases and therefore the west coast oil protection act must be passed. no more federal leases off the west coast. move to renewables. let's retrieve our $12 billion annual subsidy that we give to big oil. let's not send $1 billion a day of our money to foreign countries. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlem

mr. garamendi: we have a wod of hur. people are unemployed. jobs in local gornmentsnd ir state overnnts and teachers are going to be laif across this nation. and to simplsay we need fiscal discipline doesn't solve this pblem. the democra put out with on republan vote an americ than a year ago,ndit really worked. peop did g jobs. things were done. inasture was built. continue that and we ed to keepeople g. yes, we need fiscal dscipline. and i would wcome any idea from the replicans how ty are goin to do that than simply say there ought to be. yes, thereught to be. t need ght now to put people to work. the's a program that's ble that will be comg up that will stie small businesses it puts rwar major r the small busine administration to support loans. we also need to ppor the local governments. yes, it's going to cost us some money in short-tm, b we ha a coice. pele to work or havewelfare. i eoe ork the speaker pro teore: the ntleman's time hasxpired. for what purpose dthe gentlemafrom indna rise? >> unamous consent address e house foone nute. re

mr. garamendi? >> thank you, and thank you for bringing up that last point. you bring me -- you give me an opportunity to cool down a little bit. i have heard the most astounding testimony, that the chief executive officer at an airline that contracts for services to provide services to the airline, in this case continental, and i did not hear this from united and i am pleased, that is not your responsibility to ascertain the safety of the pilots with a new contract. >> sir, i did not say that. am i am delighted that you did not say that, could you specifically tell me what your responsibilities are with regard to the qualifications are of those who contract with? >> we do expect, we do require all of our regional carriers to be safe carriers. colgan in this instance had a training failure that resulted in a terrible accident, which we regret tremendously. we are as focused on safety as you are, sir. we expect safety, we require safety. you have to understand, however, there are limitations on the resources. since all airlines contract with a large number of

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