[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ECONOMIC PROSPERITY

  (Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to shed light on an 
imminent threat to our country's recent economic prosperity.
  The Biden administration has created jobs and increased our Nation's 
GDP at unprecedented rates.
  From day one, the President's economic agenda has been about 
generating more growth and more innovation by giving America's middle 
class more opportunities and more financial security.
  However, oil companies are using the war between Russia and Ukraine 
as a pretext to engage in unlawful price gouging to rob American people 
of their hard-earned dollars.
  I applaud my colleagues for taking the necessary steps to address 
this concern by facilitating oversight hearings to maintain the 
integrity of the oil industry and hold these companies accountable for 
their unconscionable practices.
  Hopefully, these testimonies and hearings will lead to changes, and 
we can truly enjoy all the success of our current administration and 
keep dollars in the pockets of the American people.

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