Political Quotes

“I greatly appreciate Chairman Johnson for heading this up day after day. I just wonder, have the Democrats been to the gas pumps lately? I used to love to go to the gas pumps and talk to folks to see what was going on. Now, honestly, I am afraid to even make eye contact with somebody because they are going to light you up, Madam Speaker. I know we see a lot of these little, cute stickers. That is not my thing. I don't want to cause any vandalism with our President pointing at the pump saying, ``I did that,'' but the truth is, he did do this. If they would listen to what is going on, they would know that America is ticked, and they should be. The national gas average today is $4.30 a gallon. The average a year ago was $2.87. In 2020, gasoline or oil was around $17 a barrel, and today, I believe it has dropped to $95. I heard someone from the White House earlier bragging about how oil has dropped. I mean, that is the Washington way, to not talk about how it was at $17 a couple of years ago, but talk about how it has dropped from over $110 down to $95. Madam Speaker, we need to turn the spigots back on. We need to get back into the oil business. The oil and gas companies, we have been told that they have the permits, and then they boast about that, that they are not drilling because of it. {time} 1745 The truth is, Madam Speaker, not enough pipelines have been permitted to move the product. If they get it, there is nowhere for it to go.…”