Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I rise today to stress the importance of maintaining our Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Biden administration has recklessly handled our SPR and made us more vulnerable economically and defensively. They have drained the reserve by almost 40 percent with no plan to replenish it, jeopardizing our economy and our national security. America is currently unprepared for a true emergency, forcing us to beg for oil from countries like Venezuela. We are also more vulnerable to an energy supply disruption caused by natural disasters like hurricanes. H.R. 21 would ensure that the administration has a plan in place to increase domestic energy production and to replenish the SPR. Democrats want you to believe that draining the SPR is the only way to combat prices. Wrong. We can produce our own oil and gas. Americans have suffered enough under the left's failed Green New Deal. I encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 21. I also encourage them to support Representative Gaetz's amendment to ensure the important Gulf Test Range remains a pillar of our military readiness.”