[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SKYROCKETING ENERGY PRICES

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the 
crisis that is causing energy prices to skyrocket and hurting 
Pennsylvanians.
  This year it is estimated that Americans will pay 32 percent more to 
heat their homes than they did last year. This sudden spike in prices 
is the result of President Biden's war on affordable energy sources, 
sources like oil, natural gas, coal, and the Marcellus shale that is so 
readily available in Pennsylvania.
  Instead of promoting these affordable baseload power sources, the 
Biden administration has doubled down on their failed policies. So far, 
President Biden has canceled projects, including the Keystone XL 
pipeline. He has refused to sign new drilling leases that would 
ultimately lower the cost of energy for my constituents.
  President Biden and his far-left administration are fighting against 
American businesses and against American families.
  The dead of winter is not the time to implement the Green New Deal. 
The coldest months of the year are no time to raise heating costs. 
These reckless policies must end.

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