[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 188 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             ENERGY CRISIS

  (Mr. SEMPOLINSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SEMPOLINSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I share the concerns of my 
friends and neighbors in the 23rd District of New York, who have told 
me about their struggles just to get by due to this administration's 
reckless and disastrous policies.
  President Biden's radical agenda has created an energy crisis that 
hurts every American. In the last 12 months, over a third of American 
households have sacrificed basic necessities so they could pay an 
energy bill. Unfortunately, this will only worsen as the Energy 
Information Administration projects that families will spend a 25-year 
high for their energy this winter.
  As Americans deal with the burden of higher energy prices and out-of-
control inflation, the so-called Inflation Reduction Act added more 
restrictions on Federal oil and gas leasing.
  For the good of the American people and the safety of our Nation, we 
must act now. Open our domestic oil and gas leases and stop the 
burdensome regulations that are an assault on U.S. energy development.
  I represent one of the most beautiful areas of America, but one that 
gets very cold in the winter. This is a life-or-death issue for those 
of limited means in the district I represent.

                          ____________________