[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 83 (Monday, May 16, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  UNLEASH AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, today, I rise as average gas prices across 
the country approach $4.50. The average American household will now 
have to spend an extra $2,000 per year thanks to President Biden's war 
on American energy.
  On his very first day in office, he canceled the Keystone pipeline. 
He has since raided the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, leaving us 
unprepared for national security emergencies. He has made it more 
difficult and expensive to drill for oil. And just last week, President 
Biden canceled drilling permits in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. It is 
apparent that he wants gas prices to continue to rise. I don't know how 
else to say it.
  The folks of middle Tennessee know exactly who to blame for rising 
energy costs: President Joe Biden.
  Madam Speaker, President Biden must do better. The President's energy 
policies are crushing middle Tennesseans while the answer to this 
crisis lies right under our feet. We can't afford to wait for the next 
President to unleash America's energy independence.

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