[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 191 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8826]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS STUFF UP

  (Mr. CLINE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, American families are ready for a joyous 
holiday season. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is the grinch 
that stole Christmas, as its failed Green New Deal agenda is forcing 
folks to pay record-high costs to heat their homes, fuel their cars, 
and feed their families.
  From diesel to fuel oil, energy prices have skyrocketed. Households 
will pay an average of $1,359 on energy bills this winter, the highest 
in 25 years.
  Diesel prices are up 50 percent, and we shouldn't be surprised. 
President Biden likes to say: ``I guarantee you, we are going to end 
fossil fuel.'' He has worked with the Pelosi majority to continue to 
push anti-energy policies.
  Just last week, the Biden White House doubled down, saying they are 
still committed to phasing out fossil fuels. Well, they should look at 
what is happening over in Europe. After the European Union struck a 
deal to ban new fossil fuel cars and speed up the switch to electric 
vehicles, Switzerland is now going to ban electric vehicles if it faces 
blackouts this winter. You can't make it up.
  It is time for this administration to end its war on American energy. 
If we are going to regain our energy independence, we need an all-of-
the-above approach.

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