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This time of year, with schools letting out, many families traditionally go on vacations and travel to see friends and loved ones. Unfortunately, outrageously high gas prices are forcing many American families to reconsider their plans. Across Alabama, gas prices are well over $4 and will continue to rise over the summer months. President Biden's anti-American energy agenda impacts every single American, but there are many steps we could be taking to ease the pain. First, we must end the federal freeze on oil and gas leases.

Politicians like to complain about the legislative logjam on Capitol Hill, but it’s amazing how quickly that logjam clears when there’s an opportunity to spend someone else’s money. I arrived in DC the other day to learn from my staff that the House was just a few hours away from voting on a massive $40 billion Ukraine aid package that no one had seen yet. To put that amount in perspective, the entire FY2021 budget for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the frontline law enforcement agency at our border, was $17.7 billion.