[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 116 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RETURN TO AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE

  (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. Mr. Speaker, this week, while gas prices 
remain near record levels across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
President Biden has chosen to spend his time meeting with Saudi Arabia 
instead of American energy producers.
  By canceling the Keystone XL pipeline, and by refusing to allow new 
drilling leases here in the U.S., the current administration has 
declared a war on American energy. Instead of using cleaner and less 
expensive American energy, President Biden is now turning to OPEC to 
drill the oil that we so desperately need.
  Because of skyrocketing inflation, American families are spending an 
extra $5,000 a year on everyday items. Right now, Americans are pulling 
up to the gas pump, and after filling their tank, they don't have money 
to buy their kids lunch.
  To get our Nation back on track, we need to rely on American energy, 
not Saudi Arabia. We need to unleash American energy, and we need to 
return to American energy dominance.

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