{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom-news-releases-barrasso-leads-effort-to-lower-prices-at-the-pump/", "Barrasso Leads Effort to Lower Prices at the Pump", "2023-06-13", "2023", "2023-06", "Republican", "Senate", "WY", "John Barrasso", "B001261", "www.barrasso.senate.gov", "barrasso", "https://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom/news-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to lower energy prices for American families by repealing the $10.5 billion \u201cSuperfund Tax\u201d on American energy production.\n\nThe bicameral Pay Less at the Pump Act (S. 1942) will repeal the \u201cSuperfund Tax\u201d on crude oil and imported petroleum products that was reinstated in the Democrats\u2019 reckless tax and spend bill. This tax leads to higher prices for families and businesses. Upon reinstatement of the long-expired tax, the tax was raised from its original 9.7 cents per barrel to a new rate of 16.4 cents per barrel. Additionally, the tax was indexed to inflation, meaning higher tax burdens in future years.\n\n\u201cHardworking families in Wyoming are paying the price for the Democrats\u2019 war on American energy. Across the country, Americans are feeling the pain every time they go to fill up their gas tanks,\u201d said Senator Barrasso. \u201cReckless and out-of-touch taxes like this make already skyrocketing energy costs even higher, at a time when Americans can least afford it. We must repeal this tax and put forward proposals that unleash American energy and lower costs for Wyoming families.\u201d\n\nCosponsors of this legislation include U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and John Hoeven (R-N.D.).\n\nU.S. Congressman Mike Carey (R-Ohio) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nThis bill has received support from the Petroleum Association of Wyoming, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, and the American Petroleum Institute.\n\n\u201cWyoming producers already face some of the highest tax rates in the country. Further increasing the tax burden on Wyoming producers hurts businesses from the well pad to main streets across the state. We appreciate Senator Barrasso\u2019s work to repeal this misguided policy and bring common sense solutions to reduce energy costs.\u201d \u2013 Pete Obermueller, President of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming\n\n\u201cAny measures government can take in this inflationary environment to eliminate unnecessary taxes that needlessly raise the cost of manufacturing gasoline and diesel in the United States should be pursued. We appreciate the leadership of Senator Barrasso in elevating this matter and prioritizing affordable, competitive American energy and manufacturing. We hope this legislation and its companion bill in the House receive swift consideration and passage.\u201d \u2013 Aaron Ringel, Vice President Government Relations, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers\n\n\u201cIncreasing taxes on American energy places additional burdens on the U.S. natural gas and oil industry\u2019s ability to meet growing global energy demand. We welcome Sen. Barrasso\u2019s efforts to repeal this ill-conceived policy and instead focus on legislation that will foster investment in affordable and reliable American energy.\u201d \u2013 Amanda Eversole, Executive Vice President & Chief Advocacy Officer, American Petroleum Institute\n\nFull text of the legislation can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:15:57Z"]], "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://www.barrasso.senate.gov/newsroom-news-releases-barrasso-leads-effort-to-lower-prices-at-the-pump/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.711443368345499, "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"}