We have more than doubled LNG shipments to Europe, exported record levels of crude oil.

The U.S., the EU, and our other allies are working together to support Ukraine.

We cannot be held captive, which we are right now, by Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, or countries that have nothing in common with our way of life and our desired governance and democracy and freedom.

We are slow on permitting. You know that. And we have got to speed that up in order to do the job.

You can't just say that once this war is ended, we are back to normal. There is no new normal.

We must not allow Russia to dictate the economic and security terms of post-war Europe.

We must evaluate our supply chains and ensure that we are not beholden to countries that do not share our values.

We must create a future of energy independence and security from any undemocratic regime seeking to weaponize energy.

Putin launched an unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This war has taken precious human lives.

We are slow on permitting. You know that. And we have got to speed that up in order to do the job.

That is why Senators Barrasso, Risch, and I are introducing bills to cut our reliance on Russian nuclear fuel while reestablishing our uranium conversion and enrichment capacity to meet our domestic nuclear fuel needs.

I would kindly ask you to take back to the White House the imperative of what it can mean to bring on meaningful production in this country.