Republicans are on a roll voting against Americans.
On Wednesday, Republicans in the House voted not to fund money to supply baby formula to babies that need it. House Republicans also voted against fighting domestic terrorism.
On Thursday the Republicans in the Senate killed the Restaurant Revitalization Fund which helps small businesses all across America that were affected by the pandemic.
And for good measure, also on Thursday, House Republicans voted against the gas price-gouging bill which would prevent oil companies from gouging consumers at the pump. 4 disgraceful Democrats voted against this bill too. President Biden has been asking Congress to pass this bill so we can have affordable gas prices again.
So, for two weeks we saw Republicans feigning outrage over the baby formula shortage trying to attack President Biden which he had no control over. Then when the bill was brought to the House floor to fund baby formula, Republicans voted against it.
Then we see these same right wing Republicans on Twitter and tv screaming about high gas prices as they falsley blame President Biden for it. And once again, when the bill comes to the House floor to stop these big oil companies from gouging consumers at the pump, the Republicans all vote against it.
Do you see a pattern here? Republicans couldn't care less about high gas prices or that there was a baby formula shortage. They just want to grandstand infront of the cameras and go on Twitter to attack President Biden hoping to lower his popularity. It's all GOP political theatre. They scream and yell for show, and when it comes time to vote, they all vote against what they were screaming for.
The simple fact is, Republicans want gas prices to remain high so they can keep attacking President Biden for it. That's their main talking point. If this bill passes the Senate, then gas prices would quickly fall because oil companies won't be able to artificially keep gas prices high. And when that happens, the GOP will lose their talking point. Also, corrupt Republicans and a few corrupt Democrats take money from Big Oil Companies so there is no way they would vote against their cash cow because they would lose their campaign money Big Oil gives them. So, Republicans voted no to keep gas prices high and Senate Republicans will do the same because they don't care about you.
Once again, it's the Democrats working hard for Americans voting to lower gas prices and to make people's lives more affordable.
House Dems pass gas price-gouging bill
The House's Democratic majority overcame some internal opposition to pass legislation on Thursday addressing high gas prices by cracking down on high price gouging from oil companies.
The bill was approved along party lines in a vote of 217-207. Four Democrats -- Texas' Lizzie Fletcher, Jared Golden of Maine, Stephanie Murphy of Florida and Kathleen Rice of New York -- joined all Republicans in the chamber in voting against the legislation.
The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act, introduced by Reps. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and Katie Porter, D-Calif., would give the president the authority to issue an energy emergency proclamation that would make it unlawful for companies to increase fuel prices to "unconscionably excessive" levels.
It would also expand the powers of the Federal Trade Commission to investigate alleged price gouging in the industry and would direct any penalties toward funding weatherization and low-income energy assistance.
"The problem is Big Oil is keeping supply artificially low so prices and profits stay high. Now I think that when the market is broken, that's when Congress has to step in to protect American consumers," Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in a hearing on Monday. "And that's what this bill does: It empowers the FTC to go after the gougers and empowers the agency to effectively monitor and report on market manipulation."
Oil executives previously testified before Congress to address concerns about their prices but insisted it was the result of larger forces, including supply and demand.
"If you don't support legislation to stop price gouging, you are for price gouging," Speaker Nancy Pelosi told members during a whip meeting on Wednesday.
Though the legislation passed in the House, it faces a tough climb in the Senate. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., promised to bring the bill to the floor -- though it has no pathway to passage without GOP support.
Lawmakers had discussed introducing other legislation to lower gas prices such as measures codifying a federal gas tax holiday. That proposal didn't gain traction among Democratic leaders, like Pelosi, who argued consumers wouldn't benefit.
"I think we need to start with something like this bill and see what we can do," Rep. Porter told ABC News. "I think it is better to invest in those [gas tax holidays] through something like the infrastructure bill, which I supported."
AFP
