Pelosi Statement on Comprehensive Energy Plan of New Direction Congress

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the
following statement in response to President Bush's comments today on energy:

"For too long, the President's and Republicans' 'drill only' energy policies
have reflected the demands of Big Oil.

"The New Direction Congress is crafting a comprehensive energy strategy that
will provide relief for consumers, end our dependence on foreign oil, create
millions of jobs and grow our economy. The Democratic plan will promote
efficiency and invest in renewable sources of energy, responsibly increase
domestic supply by opening portions of the Outer Continental Shelf for
drilling, with appropriate safeguards, and without taxpayer subsidies to Big
Oil, and require Big Oil to pay the billions of dollars they owe in royalties
to invest in clean energy resources.

"America faces a choice: a continuation of the Bush-Cheney-McCain legacy of
soaring prices and greater dependence on foreign oil or a comprehensive,
bipartisan strategy that develops new and traditional sources of energy."

SOURCE Office of the Speaker of the House

Brendan Daly or Nadeam Elshami, +1-202-226-7616, both of the Office of the
Speaker of the House