[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H3717-H3718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        WE MUST SUPPORT UKRAINE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Rouzer) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. ROUZER. Madam Speaker, what has been taking place in Ukraine is 
pure genocide and evil. President Putin's invasion of Ukraine is no 
different than when Germany invaded Poland. Just as Hitler did not stop 
with Poland, we should not expect that Putin will stop with Ukraine, 
unless he is resoundingly defeated.
  While much has been done to help Ukraine's defenses since Russia 
invaded and much has been donated in humanitarian assistance, it is not 
enough. We must do more. We must send more weapons, more planes, more 
missiles, whatever is needed.
  The Ukrainians are going to fight to the very end. We must provide 
them every resource they need to win this war in whatever way that we 
possibly can. For if freedom is defeated in Ukraine, where her people 
fight eagerly and will to the very end, it will surely have no safe 
harbor elsewhere.


                   Unleash American Energy Dominance

  Mr. ROUZER. Madam Speaker, President Biden's decision to ban the 
importation of Russian oil is a good step, albeit late and only after 
mounting bipartisan pressure to do so. There was no good reason for the 
United States to ever subsidize the Russian economy and President 
Putin's military by buying oil from Russia, a source of Putin's 
leverage with the West for years. Now, he wages an unprovoked and 
violent assault on Ukraine.
  On a separate issue, nor is it a good idea for the U.S. to be sitting 
alongside Russia negotiating with Iran on a deal that paves Iran's path 
to a nuclear weapon, another pot of trouble brewing for the world, as 
evidenced by their missiles launched at Israelis and Americans in Iraq 
this past weekend.
  Given all the challenges we face in the world today, we must 
immediately unleash American energy production so that we in the United 
States and our allies around the world can have access to affordable 
and reliable energy.
  We should be authorizing new leases and permits for oil and gas 
projects, expediting the approval of all pipelines, and stopping the 
self-inflicted regulatory assault on American energy development and 
financing. In short, President Biden must reverse, with the

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stroke of a pen, every anti-fossil fuel policy he has put in place 
during the past year.
  If the President wants to lower gas prices at the pump and protect 
the environment, he is the one person who can do it, who can unleash 
American energy dominance. The world is going to meet its energy needs 
with oil and gas one way or the other. It is just a question of from 
where it comes. We can do it better and cleaner than anyone else, so 
why not do it here and serve the call of freedom.


                        Honoring Deborah Johnson

  Mr. ROUZER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Deborah 
Johnson, who recently received the Paulson-Whitmore State Executive 
Award from the National Pork Producers Council and the National Pork 
Board.
  Deborah received the award for relentless advocacy on behalf of pork 
producers in North Carolina and across the country. As one of many who 
count her as a friend, I can think of no one more deserving of this 
honor.
  Deborah grew up on her family's multi-generation farm in Johnston 
County. It is no exaggeration to say she has been involved in 
agriculture her entire lifetime, including as CEO of the North Carolina 
Pork Council.
  In addition to serving in that post for 11 years, Deborah has been an 
influential leader in the North Carolina agriculture industry 
throughout her career. Additionally, she has also been involved in 
several organizations that contribute to the betterment of southeastern 
North Carolina's rural communities, many of which are the backbone of 
our State and Nation's pork industry.
  Words cannot properly express all that Deborah Johnson has 
accomplished, but suffice it to say she is one of the most influential 
women in agriculture. She cares deeply about the State of North 
Carolina, about producing the world's best food and fiber, and about 
protecting the livelihoods of the many farm families who feed and 
clothe us all. Her dedication and leadership are unmatched, and I 
congratulate her on receiving this well-deserved award.

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