[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 81 (Thursday, May 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BIDEN ENERGY CRISIS

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, this week, the national average cost for a 
gallon of gasoline hit an all-time high of $4.37. At this rate, 
American families will spend an extra $2,000 on gasoline this year, on 
top of already historic inflation.
  President Biden has tried to shift the blame on this issue, taking no 
responsibility for the crisis that he and his administration have 
created. Let's be clear. This is not transitory inflation. This is not 
the Putin price hike.
  This is what happens when you dismantle American energy 
independence--a war on fossil fuel. That is what the President has 
done, and that is why energy costs started rising long before the 
Russian invasion ever began.
  The solution to rising prices is more domestic production. President 
Biden would rather cling to his Green New Deal agenda than admit that 
his policies have failed. America is home to an abundance of energy 
resources. We have the solutions to this crisis right here under our 
feet.
  What we lack is an administration with political willpower to do what 
is right. Until that changes, we will continue to suffer the 
consequences of President Biden's anti-energy agenda.

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