Political Quotes

“That would be interesting if it was true. When you think about it--and you can look at oil prices, and they are international oil prices--it is illogical to believe that the American oil companies want to spend the transportation dollars to send the oil overseas if they could sell it in America. So, first off, I am truly shocked that my colleague would say those things. I am shocked that he would object, but I get it. I know my Democratic colleagues have to bend over backwards to protect the Biden administration's disastrous energy policies. But I find it hard to believe they would go so far as to object to having basic transparency. Maybe, if what my colleague said was true, then my bill would show-- they would come back and say: Yup, that is exactly what happened. My bill would simply provide us with greater insight into the cause of rising gas and energy prices in the United States. We must be committed to making the American dream work for everyone, ensuring that every family, including poor families, have a chance to get ahead. I think about my mom and dad. I watched them struggle to make ends meet. This inflation, these gas prices, food prices, all these things, are hurting the poorest families in this country. When you get very little, like we did, and prices go up--gas prices, food prices--it means it is a very difficult time for these families. Hard-working families are trying to get by.…”