[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 208 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       MANIPULATION OF GAS PRICES

  (Mr. FITZGERALD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZGERALD. Madam Speaker, the Biden administration's energy 
agenda is a disaster. The President's decision to cancel the Keystone 
XL pipeline cost hundreds of jobs in Wisconsin and undermined our 
Nation's energy independence, and his policies have made energy prices 
soar.
  As a result, the American people are paying the price at the gas 
pump. Part of my district, the Fifth Congressional District in 
southeastern Wisconsin, is an EPA-designated ozone nonattainment zone, 
another contributor to the very high gas prices that we are seeing.
  This designation requires area gas stations to use more expensive, 
reformulated gasoline. The increased cost of the reformulated gas is 
passed on to consumers, resulting in gas prices 10 to 15 cents higher 
in some counties in my district, compared to the county right next to 
it.
  The irony is that President Biden is blaming oil and gas companies 
for manipulating gas prices and is encouraging the FTC to investigate. 
In reality, it is the administration's old, failed policies that are 
responsible for the manipulation of the gas prices. The truth is 
Americans cannot afford this way of life.

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