[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            THE PRICE OF GAS

  (Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Americans, it's been 1,044 days since 
the United States Senate has passed a budget for America. Back in 2009, 
the average American family spent $173.80 a month on gasoline. In 2011, 
that number had risen to $368.09 a month on gasoline. What could you 
use that difference, $194, what could you use that money for?
  I guarantee you, with the policies coming out of this administration, 
gasoline prices are going up. It will be more than $368 a month for 
gasoline unless we make changes to American energy policies and be 
energy independent.

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