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Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, gas prices are out of control. The average price for a gallon of gas in Oregon is $5.30—$5.30.
Before the start of this Iran war, it was under $4 a gallon, which was high enough already.
from daycare, or make it to doctor's appointments with these kinds of prices.
Now, the President wants to suspend the Federal gas tax to fix it. He is trying to put a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. Suspending the 18 cents a gallon gas tax is a fine step, but it falls far short of what Oregonians need.
Mr. Speaker, we need to put Americans first. Right now that starts at the gas pump.