[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 48 (Thursday, March 17, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H3813-H3814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  BIDEN'S ENERGY AND INFLATION CRISES

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1

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minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Mr. Speaker, higher prices at the gas pump directly result 
from President Biden's actions.
  On his first days in office, he canceled the Keystone pipeline; he 
ended new oil and gas leases on Federal lands; and he is attempting to 
regulate the industry out of existence by way of executive orders.
  But don't worry, President Biden's administration has offered some 
words of encouragement for Americans struggling to pay outrageous 
prices at the pump.
  Last week, the Secretary of Transportation said to those Americans 
upset about paying outrageous gas prices that ``communities can all 
benefit from the gas savings of driving an electric vehicle.''
  Did someone forget to mention to the Secretary that the average cost 
of an electric vehicle is $50,000, which, frankly, is far more than the 
yearly household income of many middle Tennesseans?
  Even Elon Musk, the founder of the electric vehicle maker Tesla, 
understands that electric vehicles cannot solve this immediate crisis. 
Maybe he should lead the Department of Transportation.
  Mr. Speaker, there is only one solution to President Biden's energy 
crisis: reverse these disastrous executive orders and unleash America's 
energy independence.

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