- Record: House Floor
- Section type: Floor speeches
- Chamber: House
- Date: March 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the House floor portion of the record.
Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight and every day for the families of northwest Ohio and across our country being squeezed due to President Trump's reckless, illegal decisions.
was $3.82; nationwide, $3.97, up more than a dollar a gallon in the span of a month.
Diesel, the life blood of our supply system, is surging to nearly $5 a gallon, increasing transportation costs and driving up the cost of everything: food, manufacturing, and fertilizer across our heartland.
When the price of oil rises, families everywhere feel it. The cost of gasoline, diesel, and home heating is a daily burden on working families, farmers, truckers, and small businesses trying to keep their operations open.
exponentially worse. When global conflict collides with fragile energy supply chains, prices surge.
this is actually such a terrible tax on the American people causing the debt to go up.
Mr. Speaker, the American people deserve a President who abides by the U.S. Constitution.