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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “H.R. 3628 does not address the fact that energy prices are rising. They are 13 percent higher since Trump took office.…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2025
H.R. 3628 does not address the fact that energy prices are rising. They are 13 percent higher since Trump took office. Trump has called the affordability crisis a Democratic hoax. He insults our intelligence once again every time we open a utility bill or open that notice about what healthcare premiums would be next year. When we go to the grocery store, we know the affordability crisis is not a hoax. It was created by Trump and his policies, his tariffs, and all of those cuts to our medical programs that Republicans jammed through this summer and their refusal to put before the floor the extension of those tax credits. In the area of renewable energy, Republicans also continue to close their eyes to how we make life more affordable for Americans.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Addressing rising energy prices and the affordability crisis during a floor speech.

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