Political Quotes

“if you run a company that is losing market share, then you have three choices: You can go bankrupt, you can innovate, or you can come whining to Washington saying that competition scares me. In this bill, the Republican Party is delivering that protection from competition to the fossil fuel sector. Some numbers: In the last 15 years, coal use is down 50 percent; oil use is flat; gas is losing market share. That is because people are transitioning to renewables. If you don't have to burn fossil fuel, Mr. Speaker, then you don't have to buy fossil fuel. People like cheap energy. That is awesome. In the IRA, we passed rules to make sure that everybody could access those technologies, not just ones with disposable income. It is great for consumers. We prioritize those investments in red and blue States. The result of all that is that the oil and gas sector doesn't like competition for the same reason the Republican Party doesn't like DEI, Mr. Speaker, because mediocre folks are scared about meritocracies. They are now slashing those programs that were building out transmission, that were leading the Renaissance technology, and that were building out nuclear and solar not because they are clean, but because they are cheap. We are getting higher energy prices, a less reliable grid, and more extreme weather, all so that the fossil fuel industry doesn't have to face competition. That is not capitalism. It is state-directed socialism. You own your life choices, Mr.…”