[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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RESTORING AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE
(Mr. ROSENDALE asked and was given permission to address the House
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. ROSENDALE. Madam Speaker, I am deeply concerned with the Biden
administration's efforts to look to other foreign adversaries for oil
amid the current conflict in Eastern Europe.
Last week, Secretary Buttigieg said the option to import oil from
Iran is on the table. Over the weekend, the Biden administration sent a
delegation to Venezuela to discuss resuming relations with dictator
Maduro and is weighing options to import Venezuelan oil.
Not once has the Biden administration considered the solution that is
staring us right in the face: revitalizing domestic energy production.
The U.S. is blessed with the world's largest oil and gas reserves,
and we are fully capable of producing these resources more cleanly and
efficiently than anywhere else in the world.
Before we turn to socialist nations or countries that openly chant
``death to America'' in the streets, we must harness the potential in
our own backyard.
American energy means lower prices for consumers at home and greater
energy security for us and our allies.
The Biden administration needs to end their war on domestic energy
production immediately and restore our Nation's energy dominance.
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