Political Quotes

“Thank you to the Senator from Florida. Mr. President, President Biden has wasted no time--no time at all--in embarking on his crusade to hamstring American energy production. On day 1 of his Presidency, President Biden halted all new oil and gas lease sales on Federal land. Now Americans are paying the price. Across the Nation, people struggle to fill their gas tanks, as prices climb to over $5 a gallon, but there is apparently no need to worry. According to the President, Americans' pain at the pump is merely part of an energy ``transition,'' as he puts it. It is important to note here that this transition is a transition away from affordable, reliable fossil fuels. It is not that high gas prices are a problem to be fixed but, rather, high gas prices somehow are the solution. They are what will facilitate this transition. The President is getting the results that he wants. This is a feature, the ultimate feature. It is the end goal, not a bug in his plan. Despite this being part of the plan and, in fact, his objective, it didn't take long for the President to realize how unpopular high gasoline prices really are. Now he is trying to take credit for even a slight reduction in gasoline prices. First, by no means is this reduction sufficient. Second, we can't attribute that reduction to the President's policies. To be clear, placing a moratorium on the sale of oil and gas leases on Federal land is outside the President's authority.…”