[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 187 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                AMERICA'S ENERGY SECURITY IS IN JEOPARDY

  (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, President Biden's radical policies have 
stymied America's energy independence and created a crisis, 
unfortunately.
  The national average price for a gallon of gas has climbed to its 
highest level since 2014 and is 66 percent higher than it was last 
year.
  On day one, President Biden destroyed 11,000 American jobs by 
canceling the Keystone Pipeline.
  President Biden paused new domestic oil and gas leases, which will 
cost one million American jobs and decrease the GDP by $700 billion.
  Instead of allowing American companies to increase domestic 
production and hire more U.S. workers, President Biden and his 
administration has pleaded with OPEC and Russia to increase global 
output to ease rising fuel prices.
  Democrats in Congress are pushing a multitrillion-dollar spending 
package, which includes a tax hike on fuel.
  These actions jeopardize our Nation's energy security and will 
increase costs for all American families, unfortunately.

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