Jeb Hensarling: “Mr. Speaker, I hope people listened very carefully to what the gentleman had to say. First, again, since the Democrats…”

“Mr. Speaker, I hope people listened very carefully to what the gentleman had to say. First, again, since the Democrats took over the Nation's energy policies 18 months ago, the price of gasoline, as almost every working family in America knows, has increased, roughly, 70 percent in just 18 months. How does that impact working families in America? Well, Mr. Speaker, I have the privilege of representing the Fifth Congressional District of Texas, and I go out of my way to make sure that I reach out to my constituents and understand the challenges, their hopes and aspirations, and I hear from them frequently. I have recently heard from the Thomas family in Mesquite, Texas. They wrote to me. 'Dear Congressman, to make up for the rising prices, we calculate the use of the car to make the gas last a week. Some things we no longer can buy. We have had to cut back on our groceries. We rarely have three meals a day anymore.' Mr. Speaker, I know they don't mean to do it. I know there are men and women of good intentions, but under the Democrat energy policies, people in Mesquite, Texas, can no longer have three meals a day. That is the result of these policies.”