Political Quotes

“I thank the chairman for yielding time tonight. Madam Speaker, despite what President Biden and congressional Democrats have to say, higher prices at the fuel pump are not because of a Putin price increase. The price of a gallon of gas increased from $2.31 a gallon since President Biden's inauguration to $3.48 the week before Putin's invasion of Ukraine. That is a 50 percent increase before the invasion of Ukraine even began. But make no mistake, the Biden administration is doing everything they can to blame the increase on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They have turned to their allies in the mainstream media to carry their talking points. But I urge all Americans not to let the headlines or TikTok influencers fool you. This is a crisis caused by President Biden and congressional Democrats' anti-energy policies, not Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Unfortunately, we all knew this was coming when President Biden said on the campaign trail that he would ``transition away from the oil industry.'' During his first days in office, President Biden declared war against American energy. He moved his plan into action by canceling the Keystone pipeline and other projects, imposing new regulations on the oil and gas industry, and stalling new leases on oil and gas projects on Federal lands. If the President has a legitimate plan to lower energy prices and fight inflation, we, the American people, would love to see it.…”