[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 10 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   NATURAL GAS PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE

  (Mr. LAWLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAWLER. Madam Speaker, earlier this week the Biden administration 
announced plans to ban gas stoves. The Governor of New York embraced 
the same plan.
  The problem is that 60 percent of New Yorkers rely on natural gas, 
and 70 percent of our electricity is generated by natural gas.
  While we absolutely embrace the move to reduce carbon emissions, the 
reality is natural gas has reduced carbon emissions far greater than 
renewables over the last two decades.
  We need a comprehensive energy plan and portfolio that is an all-of-
the-above approach. We need clean, cheap, reliable energy. Natural gas 
plays a critical role in doing that. To try and ban natural gas and 
force homeowners to convert their home from gas to electric, the 
average homeowner will pay $35,000 to do that.
  The question for the President and the Governor of New York is: Who 
will pay for that?

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