Political Quotes

“Once again, as the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins) and I have noted, we have watched as this administration has carried out energy policies that are some of the most inexplicable, incomprehensible energy policies I have ever seen, policies that are resulting in a 40 percent increase in energy costs for American families, making one in every four families choose among costs like groceries, utilities, rental payments, and other things that are simply false choices. We can continue down this path that allows Iran to profit $60 billion above the amount they were making before the Biden administration took office, allowing Venezuela to profit $65 billion above the amount that they were making prior to the Biden administration, or we can simply produce American energy, some of the lowest carbon-intense barrels in the world, and actually have American energy security, returning us to American energy security as we saw under the previous administration, rather than these policies that are so punitive on American families, especially those that can least afford it. Madam Chair, I urge adoption of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Tenney). The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Graves). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment No. 94 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 94 printed in part A of House Report 118-261.”