[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H3377-H3378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     GAS PRICES ARE OUT OF CONTROL

  (Ms. BYNUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, gas prices are out of control. The average 
price for a gallon of gas in Oregon is $5.30--$5.30.
  Before the start of this Iran war, it was under $4 a gallon, which 
was high enough already.

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  Americans can't afford the gas to drive to work, pick up their kids 
from daycare, or make it to doctor's appointments with these kinds of 
prices.
  Now, the President wants to suspend the Federal gas tax to fix it. He 
is trying to put a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. Suspending the 18 cents 
a gallon gas tax is a fine step, but it falls far short of what 
Oregonians need.
  Mr. Speaker, we need to put Americans first. Right now that starts at 
the gas pump.

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