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On the recordMarch 16, 2022
We have a very, very serious energy crisis here on our home shores. As fuel continues to rise, the Biden administration continues to point fingers at anybody but themselves-- they have done it many times before--for this self-inflicted crisis. There are statements such as this is Putin's fault. The fact is, though, that the numbers truly tell a different story, and they do, in fact, tell the truth. This situation cannot be denied by many of our colleagues here in the House, that we are issuing virtual propaganda about the realities of a national crisis. On January 20 of last year, a gallon of gas cost $2.39. After a year with the Biden administration, and with much of the House leadership supporting, we shut down the Keystone pipeline; paused leases for energy development; failed to approve even one permit for drilling, not one; imposed new regulations on the energy industry; threatened higher taxes on energy companies; and, yes, actually warned banks and financial institutions not to make investments in our domestic energy industries. Yet, what is coming from the White House, and many in this House, is to blame Putin for the gas prices. It is just horrible propaganda. Last week, the President actually told the American people that he ``can't do much right now'' to lower gas prices. Yes, you can. Yes, it can be done. Meanwhile, they are looking at Iran, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and, up until recently, Russia.…
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Dan Meuser
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Mar 16, 2022

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