[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 22, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  DEMOCRATS' WAR ON AFFORDABLE ENERGY

  (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Madam Speaker, families everywhere are feeling 
the pain of Washington Democrats' radical climate agenda.
  President Biden launched the war on American energy when he canceled 
the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office. He has also banned 
new lease sales for oil and gas, and his regulatory onslaught is 
limiting U.S. energy production.
  As a result, Americans are paying the price for the far left's costly 
energy agenda every time they flip a light switch, buy groceries, or 
drive to work.
  But that is the goal of Washington Democrats' climate agenda: Drive 
up the cost of traditional energy sources to force our Nation's 
transition to alternatives that are less reliable, widely unavailable, 
and even more expensive.
  America cannot afford the left's war on affordable energy. What 
America needs right now is the all-of-the-above energy agenda put in 
place by President Trump and Republicans in Congress.

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