Tom Price: “I want to also refer to some good work done by the Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation is a group of…”

“I want to also refer to some good work done by the Heritage Foundation. The Heritage Foundation is a group of individuals who talks about responsibility, talks about making certain that individuals have opportunities to succeed in our Nation, and they came out with a memo to Speaker Pelosi citing this bill that is coming on the floor tomorrow, H.R. 6, saying that it risks making energy more expensive. There are a number of quotes I would like to refer to, Mr. Speaker. First, it says, ``The public has responded with anger to recent high energy prices,'' and that certainly is true as I go home and hear what folks are concerned about, especially when gas was up around $3 a gallon people were very concerned, and understandably so, and home heating oil and all the like increasing, and that puts many individuals in significant trouble. It goes on to say, ``Doing something about energy prices is understandably high on the agenda.'' No doubt about it. ``Unfortunately, the wrong approach to meeting Americans' energy needs is H.R. 6. H.R. 6 will at best do nothing to reduce gasoline prices, and could actually increase them over the long term.'' They go on to describe very clearly the consequences of what this will do, increasing taxes on the American oil companies, which will drive America to be more dependent on foreign oil. Mr. Speaker, that doesn't make any sense.…”