Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today to speak about unleashing American energy. Earlier this month, we saw the highest price ever for a gallon of gasoline in the United States. Inflation is over a high of 40 years. Energy costs are driving the cost of everything else, and there appears to be no end in sight. Joe Biden cannot hide from the fact that he is the President of high prices. Meanwhile, in Europe, Vladimir Putin continues his onslaught. The Russian killing machine continues its assault on innocent people. Thousands of civilians have been killed. This includes hundreds of children. Vladimir Putin's war crimes are all paid for with Russian energy. Energy accounts for nearly half of Putin's budget. Energy is the only successful industry in the Russian economy. If you want to defund Vladimir Putin, you have to drain his tank. You have to defund him on energy. So what have we seen from the President of the United States? Well, Joe Biden spent all last year acting like Vladimir Putin was his ``Secretary of Energy.'' Joe Biden played right along. Putin wanted it; Biden did it, followed the ``Secretary of Energy.'' Biden decided against sanctions on Putin's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. People in this body, on both sides of the aisle, said: Mr. President, sanction the pipeline; don't allow it. Putin said: I want it. Biden gave it. Actually, Joe Biden actually lobbied this body, the U.S.…”