Rep. Debbie Lesko Reveals GOP Plan to Lower Gas Prices

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🗓️ 7 April 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

As gas and other energy prices continue to soar, Americans are desperate for relief. The question is, what does Congress plan to do about it?

Rep. Debbie Lesko, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has some answers on today’s edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast.”

Lesko, R-Ariz., pledges that if the GOP regains the majority in Congress, lawmakers will act swiftly to reduce gas prices and increase America’s energy independence.

“Republicans will introduce legislation to codify into law some of the rules and regulations that the Trump administration put forward … to reduce the time for permitting of new production facilities, reduce the time of permitting for new pipelines, and help Americans increase U.S. oil and gas production,” Lesko says.

“When Republicans come into control, we want to put America first,” she says.

Lesko discusses the Biden administration’s failure to manage gas prices, and what congressional Republicans see as the solutions.

We also cover these stories:

President Biden extends a freeze on federal student loan repayment until August 31.
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Oklahoma is set to institute an almost total ban on abortion.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, April 7th.
0:10.2	I'm Maggie Haranchek.
0:11.5	And I'm Doug Blair.
0:12.9	As gas prices and energy prices continue to soar, Americans are desperate for relief.
0:18.3	The question is, what does Congress plan to do about it?
0:21.4	Congresswoman Debbie Lesco is a member of the House Energy and Congress Committee.
0:25.1	She joins the show to discuss the failure of the Biden administration to manage gas prices,
0:29.0	and what Congress is planning to do to help.
0:31.6	But before we get to Doug's conversation with Congresswoman Debbie Lesco, let's hit our
0:35.8	top stories of the day.
0:46.2	President Biden is extending a freeze on federal student loan repayments.
0:53.8	Again, on Wednesday, the administration announced it would continue the moratorium on federal
0:58.6	student loan payments, interest, and collections until August 31st.
1:02.8	The moratorium was originally set to expire on May 1st.
1:06.6	The announcement means that this is the seventh time the freeze has been extended since
1:10.1	it began on March 2020.
1:12.8	In a formal statement, Biden said, if loan payments were to resume on schedule in May,
1:17.6	analysis of recent data from the Federal Reserve suggests that millions of student loan borrowers
1:22.1	would face significant economic hardship, and delinquencies and defaults could threaten
1:26.3	Americans' financial stability.
1:28.4	Republicans have criticized the move.
1:31.2	Representative Virginia Fox, a Republican from North Carolina, who serves as ranking member
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