On the recordApril 30, 2015
It has been the practice of this administration to stall, stall, stall, delay, delay, delay. We have had tremendous growth in our economy in western Pennsylvania and in Ohio, for that matter, given the natural gas boom that is going on. The price of gas is suppressed right now. We see drillers even slowing down, which is affecting jobs in the gas areas. Fewer wells are being drilled. And to take a report that the DOE has, with its arbitrary determinations, to, again, slow-walk approvals, which is what we have been seeing with the administration--meanwhile, allies in Eastern Europe are literally being held hostage to Russia--this natural gas will be used. Natural gas will be used by these countries in Eastern Europe. They are going to use Russia's natural gas or they want to use American natural gas. So, again, I would encourage adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus). The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
