[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    STOP THE RECKLESS SPENDING SPREE

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, the cost of living keeps getting more 
expensive, and we are reminded of that every time we fill up our cars 
and trucks. Gasoline prices, at a 7-year high, are putting a strain on 
family budgets.
  When asked about surging gas prices, President Biden said, ``I don't 
have a near-term solution.'' Well, Republicans do, with bills 
languishing in committee. His lack of solutions is of little comfort to 
struggling families.
  Meanwhile, the President's $5 trillion tax-and-spending plan advances 
extreme policies that will increase consumer costs and undermine 
American energy. That includes imposing a new tax on home heating 
bills, as well as an arbitrary drilling moratorium on Federal lands.
  Banning domestic energy production will only increase reliance on 
foreign energy sources, and motorists everywhere will pay with higher 
prices at the pump.
  Let's stop this reckless spending spree and attack on American energy 
before it is too late.

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