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Madam Speaker, gas prices are rising at alarming rates across the country,
and these costs are hurting America's working families.
The average price of a gallon of gas in Arkansas is $2.11, up from $1.72
just a year ago. That is a 22.6 percent increase.
This high cost not only affects our overall economy but also directly
impacts individual families, seniors, and farm families. Our farm families
are facing higher overhead costs and family vacations are being canceled
for many working families.
Americans deserve more. They deserve to know why the cost of gas is
skyrocketing. More importantly, Americans deserve a solution. We must reduce
our Nation's dependence on foreign oil. |
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PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF
THE 109th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION
