We must liberate our energy sector. We must reduce regulatory barriers to developing nuclear, hydro, geothermal and other forms of energy.

Our country needs to modernize the way we generate, transmit and distribute electricity.

The answer is not to spend billions of Federal taxpayer dollars to electrify every American home and business.

That's unacceptable, and it's why I've introduced the UNSHACKLE Act.

I think it's extremely irresponsible. I think there's a lot of radical climate alarmist and ideologues driving this, and I think it's going to ruin the greatest economy in the world.

the most near term resources for geothermal are all in the west and overlap significantly with Federal lands.

Geothermal sources are effectively renewable, they're not emitting things. They're not emitting carbon into the atmosphere. They're not polluting the atmosphere. The same cannot be said of oil and gas drilling. Is that correct?

It makes no sense that it is disfavored relative to oil and gas.

I see my time's expired. Thank you.

We need to unshackle American industry so that new and diverse energy sources can help create a more resilient energy future.

Madam Speaker, I am just going to reiterate the concept of the enhanced use lease that is done better than anywhere else that I have discussed or heard or seen at our base in Utah. I want to take this opportunity to highlight that that is…

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Utah has the right to close.

Madam Speaker, I oppose this amendment passionately as I jumped into a debate on this during general debate, because I am so excited to jump into it. I appreciate the opportunity to speak. This to me is a classic case of we agree, we just…

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes.

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the MILCON amendment. This is actually something that we agree on, that most people would agree on. We have apartments that our airmen are staying in at Hill Air Force Base where literally they have…

We will sink that bill unless we have an agreement on this larger spending plan because you promised us, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden, that this dual track was going to go together.

Clearly if you can get paid $300 per child, even though the child is here illegally and you are here illegally, that is going to encourage people to come here.

I want to make sure that certain actions are not undertaken that could end up inhibiting bidding.