[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6] [Senate] [Page 7734] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]GASOLINE PRICES Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I wish to join my distinguished colleague, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, in talking about the importance of moving judicial nominations through the Senate. I also, though, wish to start by briefly mentioning a couple numbers. The first is $3.61. This is the average price of a gallon of gasoline in America today. The next number I would like to show my colleagues is 743. That is how many days it has been since Speaker Pelosi said she would--if elected Speaker--how long ago she said the Democrats would offer their commonsense plan for bringing down prices of gasoline at the pump. I would note we continue to wait for that commonsense plan, and Americans across this country are waiting for Congress to do something about it. I would note last Friday I joined a number of my colleagues, including the Senator from New Mexico, Mr. Domenici, and others in introducing a plan we think will help bring down the price of gasoline at the pump. Our colleagues, not surprisingly, may disagree. But we are waiting for their plan, all these 743 days. I think the American people are wondering and watching and wondering why we have not acted and why Speaker Pelosi, in particular, has not followed through on her commitment made more than 2 years ago. ____________________