Political Quotes

“I hear from families in Louisiana every day that they are struggling to keep up with gas prices at historic heights. It is becoming unaffordable to drive to work or drop their kids off at school. The 15-year-old pickup that they drive--not because they don't want a new car but because they cannot afford a new car--now costs $100 a tank to fill up. And for those who say: Tell them to buy an electric vehicle, that is the modern-day equivalent of Marie Antoinette saying to the peasants ``Let them eat cake.'' Families are forced to choose between buying groceries or buying gas. And the Biden administration doesn't seem to be listening, so I am here to make their voices heard. Let me just read from letters we received from constituents, just kind of like sending us a line. Here is Lorrie from Jamestown, LA. Dear Mr. Cassidy, Is there any relief in sight for gas prices? We had affordable gas under the Trump administration. There is no reason we should have these prices now if the oil and gas production in the United States was in full force. Why would we ever depend on other countries for anything when we have already been energy independent just a short time ago? Families in our country are suffering. Next letter, Gwendolyn from Prairieville: Dear Senator Cassidy, please do whatever it takes to get American oil and gas used as resources. I am a divorced 60- year-old woman on a limited income.…”