[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PROTECTING AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION

  (Mr. FULCHER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, Americans are feeling the harsh impact of 
President Biden's assault on domestic energy production when they fill 
their gas tanks or pay their electricity bills.
  Instead of relieving these costs and unleashing domestic energy 
production, President Biden is choosing to push the Green New Deal 
again by threatening to place a moratorium on fracking. Since 1947, 
fracking has been instrumental in safely unlocking vast reservoirs of 
oil and natural gas, lowering energy costs, providing jobs for 
hardworking Americans, and propelling our Nation toward energy 
independence.
  Permitting the use of this technology is detrimental to our energy 
security and represents a significant Federal overreach of State 
sovereignty by undermining their authority to regulate production 
within their own borders.
  It is time we put an end to President Biden's anti-American energy 
policy and pass legislation, such as H.R. 1121, to protect American 
energy production, preserve State regulatory authority, and lower 
energy costs for families around the country.

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