Nick Langworthy: “I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Reschanthaler), my colleague on the Rules Committee, for yielding me the…”

“I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Reschanthaler), my colleague on the Rules Committee, for yielding me the time. Contrary to what my colleagues on the other side of the aisle claim, this legislation before us today is about building a cleaner, more secure, more affordable energy future, where the United States is not dependent on foreign countries for its energy needs. Let me be perfectly clear. The greatest beneficiary of the Biden administration's regulatory onslaught on our Nation's energy sector is China, the Communist country of China. The ones who will pay the biggest cost for President Biden and the left's asinine energy policies are the American people. The climate agenda that the left is pushing onto this country through the Biden administration and through Democrats in my own State of New York will leave the American people poorer, less secure, and with fewer opportunities, full stop. Who benefits the most from this administration's new rules on mineral leasing that make it more difficult for the United States to produce its energy and resource needs domestically? China, our biggest adversary and a country that cares little for the environmental health of our world. When my Democratic colleagues claim that this legislation before us today will somehow loosen protections on our environment and keep our country away from reaching some arbitrary goals set by this administration, don't be fooled.…”