Political Quotes

“As the House begins to consider and debate important energy legislation this week, I want to take just a moment to reflect on the opportunities America has in energy development. Our energy landscape has tremendously changed in recent years. Thanks to new innovative technologies, we have gone from a Nation of scarcity to one of energy abundance. Our new and existing natural resources have created jobs, lowered energy costs, and spurred new investments in manufacturing and chemical industries. Today the United States has an opportunity to take advantage of this era of energy abundance. Congress must first ensure our laws reflect this new energy-abundant era so that we can fully harness our potential as the world's dominant energy superpower. The legislation we are considering this week will allow our country to do just that. Unfortunately, the rules and regulations coming out of this administration conflict with this type of energy-independent and secure vision. Most concerning is the Office of Surface Mining's proposed rule to further regulate the coal mining industry, which has already lost more than 40,000 jobs since 2011. If the administration allows this rule to go into effect, an additional 40,000 to 78,000 coal mining jobs will be at risk. Dubbed the stream protection rule, this regulation will amend or modify 475 existing rules and add new rules on top of that. Make no mistake about it. This is not an effort to protect streams.…”