[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14] [House] [Page 19193] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]REPUBLICANS WILL NOT BE SILENCED ON ENERGY ISSUES (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, the American people are not only frustrated; they are absolutely outraged this morning when they wake up to discover that not only has the Speaker of the House decided there won't be any new energy production this year, in 2008, no relief is on the way, she has also decided political speech is not going to be allowed on the floor of this House. This morning, Republicans were so outraged when they heard what the Democrat Congress had done, that 150 of our Members planned to be on the floor to talk about the outrage of this bill. When the Speaker heard that, she decided to limit us to 30 people being able to speak this morning. Well, Mr. Speaker, one thing that will not be put under a bushel will be the outrage of the American people over this perceived and actual hoax of a bill, this charade we are going to vote on today. I have in my hand amendments that I had hoped to offer to give Americans some real energy production. Not only will they not be allowed, but the voices of the American people will not be heard on this floor this morning, because the Speaker of the House has decided it will not be. I am afraid, Mr. Speaker, that Speaker Pelosi has vastly underrated the American people. They will not be squelched. They will be heard. Our voices will be heard on this issue. We will not be silenced. ____________________