Randy Weber

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding to me and for his efforts in leading this fight. Let's get something straight. I am a proud Texan, and let me tell you, Texans are not happy when the government comes after their Second…

Making sure that China abides by those rules would be a real problem.

Why didn't the President come to Texas and beg us to drill for more oil? It has been a real mystery to us.

For the President to draw down the SPR in an election year is totally uncalled for.

Renewables can be a supporting actor, but renewables cannot be the leading actor.

President Biden... used it purely for political reasons.

This amendment fails to see that depleting our strategic reserve for nonemergent reasons hurts our ability to help hurricane victims. The Gulf Coast of Texas, District 14, where I am a Member of Congress, suffers all the consequences of…

It is interesting to hear this isn't really about energy or we would be talking about more than just a few tanks in the country. That is a really interesting phrase. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is put in for strategic reasons for the…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed. Amendment No. 67 Offered by Mr. Casten

This bill does not require a leasing plan if the Secretary of Energy determines that delaying a drawdown would increase gas prices. As has been previously stated, the SPR is not supposed to be used to lower gas prices. It is supposed to be…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Michigan will be postponed. Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mrs. Lee of Nevada

This amendment prohibits the leasing plan from providing a financial benefit for any entity that is allowed to make gross income or take a tax deduction on an oil depletion. Really? They are really going after the companies that are…

This amendment precludes land that has ``no or low potential for oil and gas development'' from being included in the production plan. I have got news for my friends across the aisle. If lands have ``no or low to no potential for oil and…

The diversions, the deflections, and the dereliction of congressional duty by the other side is getting increasingly disappointing, if I can use the ``D'' words. Congress' duty is to protect Americans and help them with energy prices. The…

This amendment is simply another delaying tactic to delay the effects of the bill until after the Secretary of Energy publishes a report exposing how backlogged the Department of the Interior is on drilling permits. It is nothing more than…

It is kind of funny that our friends across the aisle don't understand that natural gas burns so clean, and that is one of the reasons America produces energy cleaner than almost every other country in the world. Now, Democrats are waging…

Plain and simple, plain and simple, this amendment is unnecessary and misguided and, not to mention, oh, it strikes the whole bill. Maybe a lesson is needed for our friends across the aisle. The United States is the world's largest energy…

What can I say? To block exports of oil from America--we just reinstated them in December 2015, if I remember correctly. This is nothing more than a delaying tactic to delay and defeat H.R. 21. It is just that simple. I urge my colleagues…

This amendment severely limits the potential for energy production by prohibiting lands within the Outer Continental Shelf from being included in the leasing plan. Here is a factoid that my colleagues across the aisle need to understand…

This amendment blocks energy production on Federal lands that are not subject to any restrictions. This is nothing other than another messaging amendment, which is meant to undermine H.R. 21, quite frankly, quite simply stated. Mr. Chair…

It is interesting to hear the comment that apparently I didn't understand the last amendment. Having grown up on the Gulf Coast of Texas, first, Hurricane Carla, in 1961, I went through that. I think I understand the Gulf Coast of Texas…

This amendment goes beyond the status quo in even existing law by creating new barriers to oil exploration and development. It is funny because the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is about storing that same oil for our Nation for what is…

I have paid attention to the SPR since 2008 when I got elected to the Texas House. As you know, 60 percent of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is housed in my district. I am pleased to announce that the Independent Petroleum Association of…

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Miller).

I thank the gentleman for speaking. We are going to give the two gentlemen here a chance to express their love for one another. Mr. Speaker, I have watched Louie Gohmert for a long time. So much could be said about him. So much has been…