WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor in response to today’s Consumer Price Index data.

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Sen. Barrasso’s remarks as prepared:

“I come to the floor having just heard my colleague, the Democrat Leader, the Senior Senator from New York, formerly he had been the Majority Leader, now the Minority Leader because of an election we just had, and I heard him talk about the fact that household debt is up.

“Every American who’s lived through the last four years knows that household debt is up. And they know why household debt is up. It’s up because we’ve been living through four years of a previous administration, which was an administration of high prices and open borders. People have been paying the price. And the debt of the American families is much higher than it was when they took over.

“That’s why President Trump and Republicans in the Senate and the House are now in a situation where we’re trying to get America back on track. So, to hear the Minority Leader talk about household debt being up, there is a reason and they are the cause of that.

“So, I’m delighted by seeing the headlines that just came out this morning in terms of the economy under President Trump. The New York Times quote, ‘U.S. Inflation shows improvement.’ We need a lot of improvement there. Happy to see it is showing improvement. We have a long way to go. Wall Street Journal, ‘Inflation lower than expected.’

“Republicans knew that we would be able to deliver for the American people. We’re doing just that. I’m from an energy state. We produce a lot of American energy. I’m from Wyoming, America’s energy breadbasket. A powerhouse of energy.

“What do we see about energy prices? The average price of gasoline in the U.S., the headline is ‘Dropped for the third straight week.’ That’s what happens when you have an American energy policy. A policy that puts American energy first, affordable, available, reliable energy. Not what we lived with in the last four years where they wanted to prioritize, believe it or not, the climate over energy for American families that was affordable, available, and reliable. 

“So, there you have it. The average price of gasoline in the U.S. dropped for the third straight week. Additionally, the national average is now just a little over $3 a gallon, the lowest March price in four years.”

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