[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 7, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S263-S264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petition or memorial was laid before the Senate and was 
referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-3. A concurrent resolution adopted by the General 
     Assembly of the State of Ohio urging the President of the 
     United States and the United States Congress to take 
     specified actions to encourage the production of domestic 
     crude oil, natural gas, and coal resources; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.

                  Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 259

       Whereas, Crude oil, natural gas, and coal are vital 
     components of our nation's economy, providing more than 11 
     million jobs throughout the United States, including 375,000 
     total jobs and $58 billion in annual gross domestic income in 
     Ohio alone; and
       Whereas, Russian petroleum imports into the United States 
     are approximately 670,000 barrels per day; and
       Whereas, If constructed, the domestic Keystone XL Pipeline 
     would have the capacity to supply 830,000 barrels per day of 
     crude oil to American families and businesses; and
       Whereas, The United States has large reserves of oil, 
     natural gas, and coal for use in energy production and this 
     abundance has provided security that has historically led to 
     reliable and affordable energy for American consumers and our 
     allies; and
       Whereas, The world is looking to the United States for 
     energy leadership and stability as current geopolitical 
     events pose potential economic disruptions when inflation 
     already affects households in the United States, across 
     Europe, and the world; and
       Whereas, Federal policies and the recently enacted tax 
     increases on domestic oil and gas production that were 
     included in the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
     Act inhibit production of these vital resources; and
       Whereas, The United States has the ability and capacity to 
     once again be a net exporter or energy resources, supplying 
     our allies in Europe with energy; and
       Whereas, The United States has established barriers and 
     disincentives to coal use. These barriers and disincentives 
     have caused the idling or premature retirement of coal 
     plants; and
       Whereas, Operation and expansion of a key component of the 
     United States' energy success, our oil and natural gas 
     pipelines, which provide the most efficient means of 
     transporting those commodities, is being blocked by the 
     federal government; and
       Whereas, The Biden Administration continues to increase 
     costs and delay efforts to develop oil and natural gas 
     leasing on federal lands and waters despite the fact that the 
     leasing program provides billions or dollars in revenue to 
     federal, state, and local governments and supports 
     conservation programs throughout the country; and
       Whereas, Areas in which the United States conducts offshore 
     production are some or the lowest carbon intensive energy 
     producing regions in the world, and halting offshore leasing 
     and development will shill production and capital investment 
     overseas and undermine decades of environmental progress; 
     Now, therefore be it

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       Resolved, That we, the members of the Senate of the 134th 
     General Assembly of the State of Ohio, strongly urge the 
     President of the United States and the United States Congress 
     to do the following:
       (1) Implement policies and enact legislation to ensure that 
     the United States again becomes energy independent;
       (2) Suspend and eliminate federal policies and the tax 
     increases from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
     Act on domestic oil and gas production that cripple the 
     production of these vital resources;
       (4) Undertake measures and policies that ensure long-term 
     American energy leadership, security, and progress, including 
     those that result in the continued operation of existing oil 
     and natural gas pipelines, the construction of new oil and 
     gas pipelines, such as the Keystone XL Pipeline, the 
     resumption of consistent and credible federal lease sales, 
     and the immediate preparation of a new five-year program to 
     guide future offshore leasing;
       (5) Enact measures that cease the import of Russian oil 
     into the United States;
       (6) Implement policies and enact legislation to promote 
     clean, modern power plants utilizing coal as an energy 
     resource; and be it further
       Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate send duly 
     authenticated copies of this resolution to the President of 
     the United States, the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of 
     the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United 
     States House of Representatives, the Ohio Congressional 
     delegation, and the news media of Ohio.

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