Randy Weber: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the things that make America great are the things that America makes.…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the things that make America great are the things that America makes. Now, how do we do that? We have a stable, reliable, affordable energy supply. Mr. Speaker, I want you to think with me here for a second. We have to have a strong America. Whether it is a typhoon or whether it is a hurricane or whether it is famine or flood or pestilence or civil war-- no matter what it is--when the world has a catastrophe and they dial 911, who is it who answers? It is the Americans--isn't it?--with our military, with our might, with our goodness, I would argue. So I would argue that, for the world to be a safer place, we must have a strong America. How do we do that? Like I said, a stable, reliable, affordable energy supply. Mr. Speaker, this is not just about jobs and the economy. This is about a strong America that leads this world and makes the world a safer place to live in. I would further argue, Mr. Speaker, that you are seeing the result of an administration's policy. Around this world, we are seeing the results of people who understand that the current policy is weak, ineffective, and to be trampled upon. It is bewildering to me and, quite frankly, to many Americans that the President and his administration continue to stand in the way of the potential that this country has to offer with respect to domestic energy production for the reasons I just stated.…”