WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-6) addressed President Biden’s recent trip to Saudi Arabia and spoke about the need to unleash domestic energy supply to combat rising prices at the pump.
The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below:
Madam Speaker, this weekend, President Biden took a trip to Saudi Arabia with the purpose of asking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to increase oil output.
News reports are saying that the president might have come home empty-handed after the Crown Prince informed the president that Saudi Arabia is already close to reaching maximum output.
I don’t understand why the president would go through all this hassle when we have what it takes to increase oil output, lower prices, and re-emerge as the energy-independent country we were under President Trump, right here at home. The president could have saved time and taxpayer dollars by taking a trip to Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Unfortunately, as long as the Biden Administration continues to implement more regulations and restrictions on investments in the oil and gas industries, we will continue to be at the mercy of foreign countries and their dictators.
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