[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SUPPORT LOWER ENERGY COSTS

  (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, Americans have been hit hard by the high fuel 
prices caused by the Biden administration's anti-energy policies.
  Today, Virginia families are paying $3.30 a gallon at the pump for 
regular gasoline, over a dollar more than when President Biden took 
office. That is why we are bringing to the floor H.R. 1, the Lower 
Energy Costs Act. This legislation will reduce costs by increasing 
domestic energy production, cutting burdensome red tape, and reforming 
the permitting process.
  Folks, it is evident that Joe Biden has waged war on America's energy 
independence. That war ends today.
  House Republicans are working to put America back in the driver's 
seat of energy production by voting for the Lower Energy Costs Act so 
families can keep more of their hard-earned paychecks.
  I urge every one of my colleagues to support this important 
legislation.

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