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Chair blames Democrats for inflation and previews Republican energy, permitting agenda
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Summary
The chair opened the session blaming Democrats for inflation, cited specific price-change figures, said Republicans are rolling back regulations to lower costs and nominated votes this week on electricity, supply chains and permitting, then yielded to Representative Kiggins on the NDAA.
The chair opened the session with a partisan critique of Democratic economic policy, saying Democrats "didn't just cause inflation. They lit the match." He blamed Democrats for rising costs and said Americans had to "tighten their belts" and draw down savings during "4 long years of Biden."
The chair attributed specific price increases to that period, saying home heating oil "shot up 44%," gasoline "climbed 48%," electricity rose "29%" and natural gas rose "27%." He described those changes as the result of "Bidenomics" and said the economic effects "crushed the American dream for millions of Americans."
Shifting to a recovery narrative, the chair credited former President Trump and House Republicans with helping start a comeback and said gas and grocery prices are falling and wages are rising. He said voters would see "bigger paychecks" next year "because of the working families tax cut acts," a phrase he used when previewing planned tax measures.
On policy, the chair said Republicans are rolling back regulations and "cut red tape" to lower costs for households and businesses. He listed this week's priorities as votes to "lower electricity prices, secure supply chains, and modernize permitting to make energy more affordable again," and characterized the measures as aiming to restore economic opportunity and reduce federal overreach.
The chair also named the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as an important bill that will be on the floor this week and yielded to Representative Kiggins to discuss it.
No formal motions or recorded votes were taken in the remarks reported in the transcript; the session moved directly from the chair's opening statements to Representative Kiggins's turn at the floor.
