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ck4829

(35,077 posts)
Mon Jan 30, 2023, 09:29 AM Jan 2023

Maybe the elitists in Greene's district don't have to worry about gas prices, but other people do

Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on Friday expressed her frustration with President Joe Biden for reducing gas prices last year, claiming that it was an effort that was meant to help Democrats win in the midterm elections.

The Georgia Republican introduced an amendment to the Strategic Production Response Act that would have prevented the president from selling oil. However, this amendment failed on Thursday by a vote of 418 to 14, with seven members not voting.

The Strategic Production Response Act was introduced by Republican Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers and it "limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal lands leased for oil and gas production," according to a summary of the bill posted on Congress' website.

Though Greene criticized Biden's oil plan by saying it was done for political reasons, Democratic Representative Ted Lieu of California argued that it doesn't matter why Biden lowered gas prices so long as it served Americans.

https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-outraged-joe-biden-reduced-gas-prices-strategic-petroleum-reserve-1777203

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Maybe the elitists in Greene's district don't have to worry about gas prices, but other people do (Original Post) ck4829 Jan 2023 OP
That.............. Lovie777 Jan 2023 #1
greenewash is nothing more than a cruel halfwit. nt Javaman Jan 2023 #2
First they complain Biden is the cause of high gas prices Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #3
And those people voted for her anyway. brooklynite Jan 2023 #4
Yep, elitists are gonna do what elitists are gonna do ck4829 Jan 2023 #6
I'm referring to the working class Republicans in her district brooklynite Jan 2023 #7
I'm not sure there are many elites in Carpetbagger Greene's district. TheBlackAdder Jan 2023 #5

Lovie777

(12,278 posts)
1. That..............
Mon Jan 30, 2023, 09:39 AM
Jan 2023

and no SS, SSI, Medicare, Medicaid. 30% sales tax in her district and deduction of wages - okay, since wages are just too high which is causing much pain to the corporations and causing inflation. Never mind that corporations and the rich do not pay their fair taxes.

Diamond_Dog

(32,006 posts)
3. First they complain Biden is the cause of high gas prices
Mon Jan 30, 2023, 10:01 AM
Jan 2023

Then when he does something to lower prices, they cry about that,too.

Anyone with more than two brain cells can see whose agenda is “politically motivated.”+

brooklynite

(94,598 posts)
7. I'm referring to the working class Republicans in her district
Mon Jan 30, 2023, 10:45 AM
Jan 2023

She won 65-34. That's not just elitists voting for her.

Median income $54,634

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)
5. I'm not sure there are many elites in Carpetbagger Greene's district.
Mon Jan 30, 2023, 10:08 AM
Jan 2023

.

This is her district and why she'll keep getting elected.



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