Political Quotes

“reserving the right to object--a couple of points--the first is that my colleague mentioned that the bill I am proposing would restrict our ability to support our allies, who count on us. Actually, my bill is about stopping exports to China. They are not our ally, last I checked. We are in competition with them, and these exports are making their life easier and their economy stronger and making things more expensive for us here in the United States of America. If you want more available for allies, hey, let's stop the exports to China. It is actually compatible with the goal my colleague suggested. The second is he challenged the question--and I realize we are doing this on short notice; so we have various facts flying around--about whether the United States was the largest exporter of natural gas last year. So I have in front of me the information from the Energy Information Administration, which produces all of the stats on this, and the headline is: The United States was the world's largest liquefied natural exporter in 2023. Now a third point, outside of North America, China is the largest recipient of our gas. We are directing more gas to China, whom we are in competition with, than any other nation. That is just a little bit crazy, and I want to support our allies. I want to support our consumers at home through lower prices. So I am disappointed that I didn't win over your support with my presentation.…”