Cory Gardner
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Cory Gardner is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Colorado, serving from 2015 to 2021. He was the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in Colorado since 2002. During his tenure, Gardner focused on issues such as energy policy, healthcare, and national security. He was known for his efforts to promote renewable energy and for his work on legislation related to nuclear weapons and defense. Gardner lost his re-election bid in 2020 to Democrat John Hickenlooper and has since stepped away from active political office.
Thank you for your leadership of the committee and to Senator Cardin for his leadership on this committee.
A two-orbit, 4-hour flight that tested many of the systems most critical to safety, launch, high-speed reentry systems, avionics, altitude control, you name it. It was a success. You called it flawless.
I would like to thank Chairman Whitfield for his leadership on the Energy and Power Subcommittee, and I certainly appreciate the work you have done on energy independence. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the EPS Service Parts Act…
I will take this time to talk about Brand USA. To the chairman of the subcommittee, thank you for your leadership on this important, bipartisan issue. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this legislation and urge its favorable passage today…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 12, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $3,000,000) (increased by $3,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR…
Again, I would like to thank the chairman of the subcommittee for his leadership. He is another Western lawmaker who has done tremendous good for our Western States when it comes to water conservation delivery efforts. Mr. Chairman, I…
I have spent a great deal of my time, both here in this Chamber and actually working in the State legislature as well, to protect people's property rights, particularly private property rights. In the State legislature, I remember the…
I would just point out that here is an article that states that: ``Centrica buys U.S. LNG in 20-year deal as U.K. output wanes.'' Selling U.S. LNG to Europe, Italy is close to 20- year LNG deal with Cheniere; another article, ``Cheniere…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Redesignate subsection (b) of section 2 as subsection (c). Strike subsection (a) of section 2 and insert…
I thank you again for the opportunity to debate H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act. It is something that, in this Congress, we don't do that often, a bill to address both job creation here at home and also to provide…
I would just add that the National Association of Manufacturers, on April 9--which claims to be the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50…
I would just add again that there is no eminent domain authority for an LNG facility. That is what H.R. 6 is addressing, the export permits for LNG facilities. There is no eminent domain authority for an LNG facility. Mr. Chairman, I urge…
We recognize that motions to recommit are procedural motions that are not substantive legislative proposals. They are offered by the minority party, whether Republican or Democrat, with the goal of undermining or stopping the underlying…
On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 266, nays 150, not voting 16, as follows: [Roll No. 359]…
I thank Ranking Member Waxman for his support of the amendment but would remind him that an Ambassador from Hungary, ambassador-at-large for energy security, said it is simply not true that lifting the natural gas export ban today would…
I claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.
At this point, we only have two remaining speakers. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe).
I thank the chairman for your leadership over this hour and thank the gentleman from California for the debate and the Members who came and debated this important piece of legislation today. Look, we know this bill has the support of…
I would just point out that nothing in this bill changes the requirements of a NEPA analysis to be completed. I share your frustration with the titles of bill names--the bill titles. Imagine our consternation over the Affordable Care Act…
At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Lamborn).
I would point out that our colleagues in the Senate have introduced legislation similar to our legislation here on LNG exports titled, the Freedom Through Energy Export Act, by our colleague from Alaska, Mr. Begich. I point out, too, that…
I have an amendment at the desk, and I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Broun) be listed as a cosponsor of my amendment. The Acting CHAIR. An amendment may not be cosponsored. The Clerk will report the amendment…
I thank the chairman for his support, and I thank the chairman of the subcommittee for his support and encourage passage of this bill to help rural Colorado and rural America produce and provide greater telemedicine opportunities for the…
We had a hearing last week on legislation I introduced, H.R. 6, that would reform the LNG export approval process.





