[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FAILED ENERGY POLICY

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, the Bureau of Land Management has revised 
down the number of unused oil drilling applications from 9,000 to 
approximately 6,700. The Biden administration has been deceiving the 
American people to pass the buck for his failed energy policy.
  The President's Green New Deal agenda has led to some of the highest 
energy prices for American families ever. Today, the national price of 
gasoline is $3.35 cents per gallon on average, or even a buck higher 
than that in my home State of California. On the day the President was 
sworn in, the price of gas was just $2.39 per gallon, nearly a dollar 
less.
  American households are paying the highest home heating costs in 15 
years. On day one of his Presidency, President Biden killed the 
Keystone XL pipeline project. This move cost the United States up to 
59,000 jobs and $9.6 billion.
  The President is currently sitting on over 4,800 pending applications 
for permits to drill for more energy. This administration is not 
serious about getting America out of these high costs of energy and 
this crisis.

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