[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 48 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         LOWERING ENERGY COSTS WITH TRANSFORMATIVE INVESTMENTS

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because my constituents, like 
all Americans, are paying far too much at the pump. They are angry, and 
so am I.
  In response to Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, 
President Biden rightly imposed crippling sanctions on Russia to 
bankrupt Putin's war machine and sever Russia's ties to the global war 
economy. That was the right move, and Russia is feeling the punishment 
from those sanctions. But, unfortunately, so are the American people.
  The American people are willing to do their part in support of 
Ukrainians, who are fighting for their survival, fighting for their 
independence. But the fact is, we are too dependent on foreign 
autocrats for their oil and gas. It leaves us vulnerable to supply 
chain constraints and gives tyrants like Putin too much power over our 
way of life.
  But with transformative investments in clean energy and electric 
vehicles, we could take back control, lower energy costs, and protect 
our national security.
  That is why we need substantial tax credits so that all families can 
afford electric vehicles. To power them, we must bolster our clean 
energy production from solar wind and other renewable sources.
  These investments will shake our reliance on fossil fuels, create 
good-paying jobs, and shield us from energy price shocks like we are 
feeling right now. We simply have no time to waste.

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