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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
Lovie777
(12,278 posts)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.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)Diamond_Dog
(32,006 posts)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)ck4829
(35,077 posts)brooklynite
(94,598 posts)She won 65-34. That's not just elitists voting for her.
Median income $54,634
TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts).
This is her district and why she'll keep getting elected.
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