Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, do you know what is bad for energy prices here in the United States? This LNG export bonanza that my friends across the aisle support that President Trump is unleashing with one of his executive orders restarting LNG exports to non-free trade agreement countries. Unconstrained exports of LNG could increase wholesale domestic natural gas prices here in the United States by over 30 percent. Households could pay $100 more per year by midcentury, and congressional Republicans are threatening to repeal clean energy tax credits which could result in a 10 percent jump in electricity costs. Let's not kid each other about who cares about energy prices for American consumers. Madam Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Tlaib).”