host: we will take the question, and then we will hear from rick in altoona, pennsylvania. caller: i was hearing about the price of gas and him being a true pennsylvanian he knows how much our gas taxes are, but yet he says we have to open up and get more gas and not ask foreign countries for the gas. on the others he said he passed a bill to tax gasoline even higher. so i would like to know how he is playing both ends against the middle. thank you. guest: -- host: congressman, both of those questions on gas prices. guest: the first question on regards to republicans pushing back against the administration. i think we did that, and maybe we can do a better job of getting that message out there. i was worrying just as you were initially, leadership was warning just as you were, and one of the things that worked really well in the previous administration with trump as president was an energy policy that encouraged the development of natural gas, of oil here in this country. we became energy independent. we had sufficient supply that brought down the price of gas, and that cou

prior to his current position approximate as a professor at the institution in altoona, he has appeared on c-span, pbs and numerous independent documentaries and on the turner classic movies as a guest host. he has also received awards for his teaching skills and efforts on behalf of student veterans. i must also add that this is officially sentimental to me because jared actually began his history career here at the gettysburg heritage center when we were at the national civil wax museum and gettysburg gift center. he was a young 14 or 15-year-old who came in with a coloring book and later some greeting cards, and he got his start here. it is pretty cool to see how he has blossomed into a true historian. without any further introduction, i'm going to turn the program over to eric and jared. thank you. [ applause ] >>> thank you for the introduction and thank you for having us. it's wonderful to be here with everybody on the anniversary of the battle of gettysburg. we'll be telling erik's story here in just a little bit, but just some food for thought as we get started. i would like all

host: we will take the question, and then we will hear from rick in altoona, pennsylvania. was hearing about the price of gas and him being a true pennsylvanian he knows how much our gas taxes are, but yet he says we have to open up and get more gas and not ask foreign countries for the gas. on the others he said he passed a bill to tax gasoline even higher. so i would like to know how he is playing both ends against the middle. thank you. guest: -- host: congressman, both of those questions on gas prices. guest: the first question on regards to republicans pushing back against the administration. i think we did that, and maybe we can do a better job of getting that message out there. i was worrying just as you were initially, leadership was warning just as you were, and one of the things that worked really well in the previous administration with trump as president was an energy policy that encouraged the development of natural gas, of oil here in this country. we became energy independent. we had sufficient supply that brought down the price of gas, and that could have co

right now, in my hometown of altoona, pennsylvania, gas costs over $3 a gallon. that is money coming directly out of americans' pockets. if this legislation, if this spending spree is passed, that cost will only go up. so far, the biden administration has placed a moratorium on new american drilling. canceled the keystone x.l. pipeline. and allows russians to produce oil for our allies in europe. this legislation, unfortunately, doubles down on the biden administration's war on american energy. this lengthy piece of legislation overregulates and overtaxes natural gas, the coal, the marcellus shale industries that provides good wages and low-cost power to american families. instead of supporting american energy, this bill hands out green energy tax credits to wind and solar manufacturers that are unable to meet the energy needs of our country. wind turbines and solar panels are not going to heat our homes this winter. we need to focus on regaining america's energy independence. we need to focus on lowering energy costs before winter sets in. this inflation is not