Nick Rahall: “Rather than exploiting environmentally sensitive areas, we proposed to facilitate the delivery of over 35 trillion cubic…”

“Rather than exploiting environmentally sensitive areas, we proposed to facilitate the delivery of over 35 trillion cubic feet of gas from developed fields in the North Slope to the lower 48 States, and do so with the benefit of Buy American and project labor agreement protections. Rather than grant a royalty holiday to oil and gas companies, we proposed to ensure that the American people receive a fair return for the disposition of their resources by cracking down on royalty underpayments. Rather than potentially disrupting the distribution of western water to farmers and cities by emphasizing hydropower over all other purposes, we proposed to relieve transmission constraints in the western power grid. And, as Democrats, we also proposed to redouble the commitment to the Land and Water Conservation Fund.”