[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12] [House] [Pages 17071-17072] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]CONGRESS MUST NOT ADJOURN BEFORE VOTING ON MORE ACCESS TO AMERICAN OIL RESERVES (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. PENCE. Madam Speaker, the American people deserve more access to American oil. And now that the President has lifted the ban on offshore drilling, Congress must not adjourn until the American people get a vote on more domestic drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. In a day when some in this body say it is their duty to ``save the planet,'' I prefer the words of Daniel Webster that are chiseled on the wall behind me. He said a century ago, ``Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers.'' And so I add to my colleagues, let us develop the resources of our land. Let us give the American people more access to American oil. [[Page 17072]] Americans won't get a vacation from high gas prices, so Congress should not take a vacation until we vote to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. Madam Speaker, do not adjourn this Congress until we give the bipartisan, pro-drilling majority a vote on more access to our oil reserves. ____________________