[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 186 (Thursday, December 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8679]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RESTORING AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

  (Mr. CLYDE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CLYDE. Madam Speaker, over the weekend, the White House eased 
sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector, permitting Chevron to resume oil 
production in the communist regime. This policy follows an undeniable 
pattern of the President putting our Nation last.
  Joe Biden is more than happy to green-light drilling in Venezuela but 
stalls drilling permits here in the United States. He is delighted to 
beg foreign adversaries like Saudi Arabia to boost production but 
refuses to unleash American energy. The President is determined to 
advance Green New Deal policies but fails to help Americans struggling 
to fill their gas tanks and heat their homes this winter.
  Make no mistake: This is the America last administration. You see, 
President Biden wants to totally control U.S. fossil fuel energy, and 
he can do it more easily through manipulating imports of foreign oil 
than he can over domestic production once it has begun. It is a 
nefarious plan.
  Thankfully, though, in just a few short weeks, House Republicans will 
retake the majority and start advancing legislation to restore American 
energy independence once and for all.

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