[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RISING COSTS ARE SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE

  (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGEVIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Lower 
Food and Fuel Costs Act.
  Every day, I hear from Rhode Islanders rightly frustrated by the 
rising cost of everyday goods.
  Exacerbated by Putin's invasion of Ukraine, grocery bills are 
climbing higher, gas costs more than $5 per gallon, and tangled supply 
chains continue to fuel inflation.
  The American people are being pushed to the breaking point. The 
status quo is simply unacceptable.
  This bill will provide relief to Americans feeling the pain at the 
pump by boosting domestic biofuel production, and it will drive down 
costs at the grocery store.
  Best of all, Democrats have worked hand-in-glove with our Republican 
colleagues to advance this bipartisan legislation out of committee and 
onto the House floor.
  Madam Speaker, this legislation is a great step in the right 
direction, but we must do more. We must crack down on gas companies 
exploiting this crisis for profit.
  Like President Biden suggested, we must work with oil companies to 
address supply and capacity shortages.
  Finally, if we don't want to be back to this point ever again, we 
must accelerate our transition away from fossil fuels once and for all. 
The American people are counting on us.

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