Paul Gosar: “I thank my friend, the gentleman from Washington, for organizing this important Special Order on the Green New Deal. Mr.…”

“I thank my friend, the gentleman from Washington, for organizing this important Special Order on the Green New Deal. Mr. Speaker, America's energy renaissance is the backbone of our economy. It is a story of freedom, prosperity, and opportunity. After decades of reliance on other countries to meet our energy needs, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that America will export more energy than it imports starting in 2020. We are no longer dependent on volatile foreign sources produced in Russia or Saudi Arabia. Recent innovation and technology improvements associated with fracking and horizontal drilling have allowed shale resources, previously deemed uneconomical, to be developed, and are the main reason the U.S. was the world leader in carbon emissions reductions in 2015, 2016, and 2017. That is right. Fracking, demonized by environmental extremists without justification, has proven to be the best energy solution for our environment. Abundant oil and natural gas has reduced electricity bills, kept gas prices low, and provided the largest share of U.S. electric power generation in recent years. The oil and gas industry supports more than 10.3 million jobs and nearly 8 percent of our economy. The United States is the world's top energy producer, and the American Dream is thriving. January 2019 saw the hundredth consecutive month of positive jobs growth in America, the longest period of continuous jobs growth on record. The U.S.…”