[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H4386-H4387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        MAJORITY OF PENNSYLVANIANS SUPPORT HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, a recent poll conducted by 
Robert Morris University reveals that 57.1 percent of Pennsylvanians 
support natural gas production and hydraulic fracturing, with nearly 
half

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saying they would welcome the industry into their hometown. This poll 
comes just 2 weeks after the Environmental Protection Agency released a 
report indicating that fracking poses ``no widespread systemic harm to 
drinking water.''
  Mr. Speaker, Pennsylvania is the third largest natural gas producer 
in the Nation and continues to drive record-breaking oil and natural 
gas production. The Marcellus shale, which extends through most of 
Pennsylvania, has grown from less than 2 billion cubic feet per day in 
2007 to 16 billion in 2014 and has jolted Pennsylvania's economy.
  As co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, I 
will continue to explore and promote best practices so that we can 
highlight the safety and the positive impacts of natural gas.

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