Jeb Hensarling: “I listened to the Speaker of the House who spoke so eloquently about the pain Americans are feeling at the gas pump. She…”

“I listened to the Speaker of the House who spoke so eloquently about the pain Americans are feeling at the gas pump. She and her party should know a lot about it. They helped cause it. Since the Democrats have been in control here for almost a year and a half, we have seen prices at the pump go up about $1.50 a gallon. A barrel of oil is at the highest price we have ever seen. They have tried to sue their way into lower gas prices. Now they are trying to tax their way into lower gas prices. Yet they never think about producing American energy in America. So now we have the so-called tax extender bills. Why is it that spending is forever and grows exponentially, and yet tax relief to hardworking middle-income families is somehow temporary? If you read the front page of USA Today 2 days ago, it tells you that under the Democrats' watch we have an extra $2.7 trillion of unfunded obligations that are put upon our children. As the father of a 6-year-old and the father of a 4-year-old, I don't find it too funny. What we have here is we are going to preserve tax relief for some by increasing taxes for others.”