Matt Rosendale: “Building on the coast does not cause climate change, but it certainly exposes you to incredible risk of having your…”

“Building on the coast does not cause climate change, but it certainly exposes you to incredible risk of having your house washed away. Now, I am not a genius, nor am I climatologist or a weatherman, but even I know that simple fact. In 2021, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve had a total of 610 million barrels of crude oil in it. Here is what our Department of Energy has done: reduced it down to 347 million barrels of crude, the lowest level since 1983. The emissions in our country have gone down. It is demonstrated very clearly that by placing us more obligated to purchase our energy overseas, all we are doing is creating more pollution problems around the Earth. We do it cleaner. We do it safer. We do it with the strongest environmental standards, and we do it with the best labor practices around the world. Mr. Chairman, I hope my colleagues can support this. There is no reason for the Federal Government to be involved in directing what type of energies we should develop. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1500 The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Rosendale). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.”