[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN ENERGY IMPORTS

  (Mr. KELLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, the Biden administration imposed sanctions 
on Russian energy imports. Biden finally listened to Republicans, but 
it means nothing if he is unwilling to take action to restore American 
energy independence today.
  The alternative is President Biden begging countries like Venezuela, 
Saudi Arabia, and Iran for energy, in which case, all we have done is 
trade one tyrant for another. It is clear what we must do to lower 
energy costs: open the Keystone XL pipeline, encourage expedited 
permits, allow leasing on Federal lands.
  It is unclear whether this administration is willing to put aside its 
Green New Deal pipe dream to make it happen. It is absolutely shameful 
that the President would rather make deals with our adversaries than 
build the Keystone XL pipeline or remove burdensome regulations on 
America's energy producers.
  Under every single circumstance, Biden has chosen foreign energy over 
American energy, adversarial nations over the American people. That is 
the definition of America last. It is time to put America first.

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