[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 100 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          RISING ENERGY PRICES

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, last week, I heard from a 
woman in my district who told me about the direct impact that rising 
energy prices are having on her family. This year, her energy bill will 
climb from $135 to $398 a month.
  This constituent is not alone, and because of this record-setting 
inflation, two-thirds of Americans have been forced to use their 
savings just to pay for everyday expenses.
  With gas now costing more than $5 a gallon, with diesel costs up 
nearly 70 percent higher than they were a year ago, it is Pennsylvania 
families who are now paying the price for President Biden's failed 
energy policies.
  Instead of using American energy, President Biden is preparing to 
travel to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to bring more foreign oil into our 
markets here in America.
  Americans cannot afford these record-setting prices, and we cannot 
afford to allow the Biden administration to continue its war on 
American energy.

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