{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3388", "Rep. Estes and Republican Colleagues Address the Biden Administration\u2019s Devastating Effects on American Energy Costs", "2022-03-08", "2022", "2022-03", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Ron Estes", "E000298", "estes.house.gov", "estes", "https://estes.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined fellow Republicans on the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) for a special order on the House floor to discuss the effects of high energy prices on America.\n\n\u201cFor the past year, we\u2019ve seen policies from the Biden administration devastate families and small businesses across the country,\u201d said Rep. Estes.\n\n\u201cThe national average for a gallon of gasoline is now $4.17 \u2013 the highest ever on record.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Biden and the congressional Democrats are solely responsible for the year-over-year increase, and their anti-American energy agenda prevented the United States from maintaining our energy independence at a critical moment in history.\u201d\n\nWatch Rep. Estes\u2019 remarks\n\nFull Remarks:\n\nMadam Speaker, for the past year, we\u2019ve seen policies from the Biden administration devastate families and small businesses across the country. Moms in my district like Megan have seen the cost of filling up their tanks and heating their homes continue to climb. The average American family will spend an extra $1,300 in gas this year. And Biden\u2019s Green New Deal energy policies have left us weak abroad and crushed us economically at home.\n\nThe national average for a gallon of gasoline is now $4.17 \u2013 the highest ever on record. There\u2019s nothing to stop that number from going even higher as we head into summer.\n\nBut the prices at the pump today are not the result of just the recent events in eastern Europe. If we look at gas prices on Jan. 21, 2021 \u2013 just one day after President Biden took office \u2013 the national average was $2.40. One year later on Jan. 20, 2022 \u2013 before Putin ruthlessly invaded Ukraine \u2013 the national average was already $3.33.\n\nPresident Biden and the congressional Democrats are solely responsible for the year-over-year increase, and their anti-American energy agenda prevented the United States from maintaining our energy independence at a critical moment in history.\n\nThat\u2019s why it\u2019s so important that we have good, permanent policies in place that encourage production here at home, keeping our prices low for American families and small businesses, and ensure that we maintain stability when bad actors disrupt the world.\n\nWe should buy American first. We should buy American oil first.\n\nWhen the United States isn\u2019t reliant on foreign oil, we can better address the global threats of tyrants and dictators.\n\nIt\u2019s time we prioritize American energy production again that will put American families first and keep our country safe.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:06:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://estes.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3388"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6156290657818317, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}