[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 76 (Thursday, April 30, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              END THIS WAR

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to speak of a crisis of the 
President's own creation due to his war of choice in Iran and the 
confusion that has caused.
  It is my duty every day to speak for the families of Ohio who are 
being squeezed. Gas and diesel, oh my. The prices in Michigan, Indiana, 
Illinois, Wisconsin, and across Ohio are now crippling, at their 
highest level since the summer of 2022.
  Prices are approaching a new all-time record according to data from 
AAA and Gas Buddy. Over the next 24 hours, Americans from coast to 
coast will spend half a billion dollars, $500 million more on gasoline 
than they would have on March 1. That is half a billion dollars with a 
b.
  The President promised to lower prices. He did the opposite. The 
Speaker is doing nothing to stop it. He is forcing the American people 
to be dragged along on this terrible ride.
  Here is some advice: Grow a spine. Do your job, Mr. Speaker. Bring up 
a vote to end this war.

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