Ahead of Oil & Gas CEO Hearing, Davids Pushes Efforts to Lower Gas Prices
Today, as oil and gas company CEOs testify before Congress about allegations of price-gouging, Representative Sharice Davids continued her efforts to get immediate relief to Kansans at the gas pump by suspending the federal gas tax. She has repeatedly urged the President and Congressional leadership to move forward on long-term energy and inflation solutions, including fixing our supply chains, making more goods in America, and investing in our clean energy economy.
Watch Davids' video on suspending the federal gas tax—while protecting needed infrastructure funds:
Davids has been focused on lowering costs for Kansans, including gas prices:
- She urged her colleagues to investigate potential price gouging by oil and gas companies, who have made record profits despite rising gas prices. Read more in KSHB ahead of today's hearing.
- She introduced legislation to suspend the federal gas tax through the end of the year, saving Kansans 18 cents per gallon at a time when gas prices are reaching new highs.
- After voting for bipartisan sanctions against Russian oil, shecalled on President Biden to take immediate action to protect American consumers from uncertainty and rising prices during these extraordinary circumstances, including by temporarily suspending the federal gas tax.
- Following Davids' calls to take action on rising gas prices last fall, President Biden released 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He has now authorized the largest release in history, providing a bridge to increased supply.
- Davids remains committed to long-term energy and inflation solutions, urging the President to protect Kansans from being used for leverage by dictators in the future by investing in renewable and alternative fuels—a position shared by former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus.
- She met with the President and New Democrat Coalition leaders last week to continue pushing for bipartisan legislation to fix our supply chains and make more goods in America, not China.
For more information on Davids' work to lower costs and reduce inflation, and for resources to find lower prices on gas, groceries, housing and more, visit davids.house.gov/lowercosts.