House Democrats have put forward a bold new proposal to address inflating gas prices: Have the government spend more money.
Reps. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), John Larson (D-Ct.), and Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) have put forward the Gas Rebate Act of 2022, which they say will address rising energy prices by providing small stimulus checks to lower-income Americans.
The plan is to offer a rebate of $100 per month and $100 for each dependent for the rest of the year in any month where the national average price of gasoline is more than $4.00 per gallon.
“Americans are feeling the impact at the pump of Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and right now we must work together on commonsense policy solutions to ease the financial burden that my constituents are feeling,” Thompson said in a statement.