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On the recordMarch 3, 2022
Mr. President, all in 1 year, President Biden killed the Keystone XL Pipeline; he banned new oil and gas leases on Federal lands; then, of course, he ended up begging OPEC and Russia to produce more abroad and then gave the green light to Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. These actions diminished American energy security. It hurt our allies and empowered our adversaries. They put the United States and our partners in the crosshairs of Russia and Vladimir Putin. At the State of the Union Address, I heard the President say we need more ``made in America,'' ``made in America,'' ``made in America.'' What I didn't hear him say was that we needed more ``made in America'' energy or more ``made in America'' oil and natural gas. My bill, the Supporting Made in America Renewable and Traditional Energy Act, or the SMART Energy Act, will help get the United States back on track and ensure that our country will remain not only energy independent and energy secure but that it will become a global energy dominant player. My bill supports an ``all of the above'' American energy portfolio. I want to emphasize that. It is an ``all of the above'' American energy portfolio.…
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Steve Daines
Republican · Montana

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