[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                HIGHLIGHTING DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I am happy to join my fellow Republicans 
tonight to talk about the state of energy and the very dangerous Biden 
ban on energy production in this country.
  This country needs a reliable, affordable supply of energy, but the 
Biden executive orders reduce access to energy sources.
  America has only very recently achieved energy independence through 
innovation, lower regulations, and a free market, but these executive 
orders go the other way and will make us dependent on foreign energy 
producers.
  Make no mistake about it, the energy will still be produced, maybe 
just not in the United States. But year over year, since 2005, 
America's carbon emissions have declined, in spite of increased 
production.
  I draw attention to the data shared with the Congress by the Texas 
Oil and Gas Association: Reduction of flaring in the Permian Basin has 
really brought carbon emissions down.
  We can't strangle ourselves. We need to have American energy. We need 
American energy independence.

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