04/17/2023
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"I cannot think of a single example where an increase in a tax or a fee ever reduces the price for the consumer."
"If we were to open up these areas, America is blessed with the abundance of oil and natural gas resources."
"You propose in your budget an increase of onshore royalties from 12.5 percent to 18.75 percent, an increase on the cost that the consumer will pay."
"Since the Administration has been in office, the last three years have seen the fewest acres leased for oil and gas development in the last 30 years."