Since President Joe Biden's first day in office, he has actively attacked our energy industry. Joe Biden's blatant political ploys to satisfy his radical climate activists have directly impacted my energy-heavy district, which houses approximately 50 percent of Texas' daily refining output. It is home to seven of America's largest petroleum refineries, which processes 2.6 million barrels of oil every day. It is also home to three LNG facilities and 60 percent of the Nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Our strategic reserve sites along the Gulf Coast are still dangerously low on oil, leaving America more vulnerable to a true energy supply disruption caused by a hurricane or natural disaster, not to mention our enemies. Port Arthur LNG, in my district, is now in limbo because this President recklessly decided to ban LNG exports. Do you know what that means for my district? This means that Texans will be without jobs and our community will suffer because these facilities typically invest heavily back into our community. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
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