Lauren Boebert: “I thank the chairman for bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Pfluger) for being…”

“I thank the chairman for bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Pfluger) for being the lead sponsor on this bill. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Protecting American Energy Production Act. This bill would protect American oil and natural gas production by preventing any President from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. Joe Biden waged an all-out war 4 years ago on American energy production. Shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline, canceling oil and gas leases on millions of acres, locking up Federal lands, threatening Colorado energy jobs, canceling Colorado energy jobs, and countless other anti-energy measures have contributed to gas prices and inflation reaching record levels. The American people spoke in November. They spoke loudly, and they spoke very clearly. They resoundingly said: Drill, baby, drill. I am proud of President Trump's executive orders to get our country back in the right direction for drilling, but it is up to us in the House now to do our part and pass legislation to codify what President Trump is doing boldly each and every day in the White House. I am proud of his new Secretary of the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, from Colorado, and Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. They have already started to make good on their promises to unleash American energy and put energy workers in my home State of Colorado back to work.…”