Political Quotes

“I am a strong supporter of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration, otherwise known as CCUS. This technology allows us to turn carbon dioxide into a valuable product. Some anti-fossil fuel, ``keep it in the ground'' advocates only support CCUS when it has nothing to do with fossil fuels, and I believe that is a misguided approach. If we are serious about supporting and increasing the number of CCUS projects, which I am and many of us are, we need to support projects of all types of facilities, including on our coal- and gas-fired powerplants. We also need to support the use of carbon dioxide to produce oil through a process called enhanced oil recovery. I encourage my colleagues to vote yes on amendment No. 3284 and recognize that smart CCUS policies and fossil fuel use can go hand in hand. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.”