[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 118 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                     BIDEN'S VISIT TO SAUDI ARABIA

  (Mr. ROSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROSE. Madam Speaker, this weekend, President Biden took a trip to 
Saudi Arabia with the purpose of asking Crown Prince Mohammed bin 
Salman to increase oil output. News reports are saying the President 
might have come home empty-handed after the Crown Prince informed the 
President that Saudi Arabia is already close to reaching maximum 
output.
  I don't understand why the President would go through all this hassle 
when we have what it takes to increase oil output, lower prices, and 
reemerge as the energy-independent country we were under President 
Trump, right here at home. The President could have saved time and 
taxpayer dollars by taking a trip to Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
  Unfortunately, as long as the Biden administration continues to 
implement more regulations and restrictions on investments in the oil 
and gas industry, we will continue to be at the mercy of foreign 
countries and their dictators.

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