[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AMERICANS ARE LOSING THEIR COOL

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, as Americans struggle to afford the 
record-high price of gas and the cost to keep their homes comfortable 
this summer, they are losing their cool with President Biden's attempts 
to develop a plan to tame skyrocketing inflation while playing the 
blame game.
  Harry Truman said and was known for ``the buck stops here.'' The 
Biden mantra seems to be ``pass the buck.''
  While the President puts the blame on the Federal Reserve for 
inflation and taps the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to provide a few 
pennies a gallon off the price of gas, Americans continue to pay 
historic prices at the pump, face sticker shock at the supermarket, and 
wonder which utility company will raise their rates next.
  We have gone from an energy independent Nation to one that is at the 
mercy of OPEC and Russia with consequences that are rattling the world 
economy. Yet, the President tells us this is the most robust recovery 
in modern history.
  It is time to embrace the truth and do what works: Responsible 
domestic energy production; lower taxes to rev up our economy; stop the 
reckless spending; and reduce the economic burden on Americans.
  We need the courage to change course.

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