The House of Representatives passed a bill along party lines Thursday that seeks to lower gas prices by cracking down on alleged price gouging by energy companies.
The House vote was 217-207: no Republican supported the bill, suggesting it's likely headed for failure in the Senate.
Four House Democrats joined Republicans in opposing the bill: Reps. Jared Golden, of Maine; Lizzie Fletcher, of Texas; Stephanie Murphy, of Florida; and Kathleen Rice, of New York. "The American people don't need political gimmicks," the Florida congresswoman said."They need actual relief, and there's a host of things that we can do that would deliver immediate relief for the inflation issues."
"It just, you know, seems like we're treating oil and gas like Big Tobacco, and sometimes they're unjustly targeted. And that's something that's really concerning," Gonzalez said. He ultimately supported the bill.
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