Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 26, this bipartisan Protecting American Energy Production Act, which will pass the House. Just 20 years ago, we were afraid we were nearing the end of U.S. oil and gas production, then came hydraulic fracturing and the beginning of the shale revolution. Hydraulic fracturing brought energy security to Americans and made the United States an energy exporter for the first time just a few years ago. With hydraulic fracturing, we are increasing our economic and our national security while also increasing the economic and national security of our closest allies. For every barrel of oil that we export, we are displacing a dirtier barrel of oil produced by adversarial nations. Thanks to hydraulic fracturing, our energy supply continues to get cleaner. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle will likely argue today that this bill is a solution in search of a problem. They will ask: Why are we doing this if the Trump administration doesn't plan on banning fracking? Frankly, Madam Speaker, this bill isn't about this administration, it is an insurance policy to protect against future anti-oil, anti-gas, and anti-American energy administrations. We are coming off the tail end of the most anti-oil and -gas and anti-traditional energy administration in this Nation's history, and I am afraid that this was just a preview of what could happen down the line. That is why we are acting today.…”