[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H75]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ENERGY PRICES AT ALL-TIME HIGHS

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, many areas in northern California and 
across my district have seen record snowfall due to recent winter 
storms. That is good in a lot of ways, but we have seen that tens of 
thousands of residents have been without power for several weeks in 
freezing temperatures, and our Governor has banned the use of gas-
powered generators as a heat and electricity source.
  Meanwhile, those who do still have power face all-time high energy 
costs as they try to heat their homes, thanks to President Biden's 
anti-domestic energy policies.
  On President Biden's first day of office, he canceled the Keystone 
pipeline, effectively killing 11,000 American energy jobs and stopping 
new exploration for oil, which has driven up energy prices and 
increased our dependence on foreign oil from China, Russia, and the 
Middle East.
  The cost of having our homes heated has increased 30 percent since 
last winter, and more than one in four Americans reported they were 
forced to forgo other basic expenses to pay their energy bill in this 
last year.
  Under the climate agenda President Biden has, gas prices are up 
nearly 60 percent. The cost of propane, kerosene, firewood, and energy 
are all up over 30 percent from this time last year.
  We must reverse these damaging and unnecessary policies and reduce 
our reliance on foreign oil before more harm can be done to the 
American people and our economy.

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