,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,murphy1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,booker1    
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,natural ,resources         
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
,congress about the need to stop        
excessive price increases by oil and gas
 companies and the importance of rapidly
 transitioning to a clean energy        
economy4  ,whereas the war in ,ukraine  
has once again highlighted that the     
dependence of the ,united ,states and   
our allies on fossil fuels threatens the
 national security of the ,united       
,states and our allies2 ,whereas1       
according to ,pulitzer ,prize-winning   
author ,daniel ,yergin1 clean energy    
first emerged in the #aigjs for energy  
security purposes2 ,whereas             
authoritarian regimes across the world  

are using fossil fuel revenue to support
 their regimes and to undermine freedom2
 ,whereas1 according to ,dr4 ,jeff      
,colgan1 countries that rely on oil and 
gas revenue are more likely to instigate
 military conflict2 ,whereas the        
,russian ,federation's ,ministry of     
,finance has reported that #dj percent  
of the ,russian ,federation's budget is 
derived from oil and gas production2    
,whereas ,americans are suffering from  
high gasoline and energy prices that1   
according to the ,energy ,information   
,administration1 have been exacerbated  
by the war in ,ukraine2 ,whereas oil and
 gas companies are profiteering off of  
,russia's war in ,ukraine by inflating  
gas prices at the expense of their      
consumers2 ,whereas oil and gas         
companies were reporting record profits 
even before raising gasoline prices in  
the wake of the war in ,ukraine2        
,whereas the ,energy ,information       
,administration has reported that       
gasoline prices have remained high even 

after the price of oil has dropped2     
,whereas the biggest oil and gas        
companies have indicated that much of   
their record profits will be diverted to
 executives and shareholders2 ,whereas  
the ,department of ,defense has found   
that increasing temperatures1 changing  
precipitation patterns1 and more        
frequent1 intense1 and unpredictable    
extreme weather conditions caused by    
climate change are exacerbating existing
 risks and creating new security        
challenges for ,united ,states          
interests2 and ,whereas energy          
efficiency and renewable energy from    
domestic manufacturers can come online  
more quickly and reliably than oil and  
gas production1 which will ensure       
,united ,states energy independence and 
help us maintain a safe and healthy     
climate3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it
 is the sense of the ,senate that-- 7#a7
 ,congress and the ,biden               
,administration must-- 7,a7 stop price  
gouging and excessive price increases by

 oil and gas companies2 and  7,b7 help  
consumers and small businesses that are 
being harmed by rising energy prices2   
and  7#b7 the ,united ,states must      
transition to a clean energy economy as 
quickly as possible to protect our      
national security4