[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 51 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CELEBRATING WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 22, 2024

  Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a champion of our 
nation's abundant energy resources.
  Western Energy Alliance is celebrating 50 years of unifying 
stakeholders and policymakers in support of oil and natural gas in the 
West. Their work has helped balance the environment by providing 
citizens with the energy they need.
  Today, just as in 1974, energy policy is vital to America's success. 
Today, as back then, we also see regulators going out of their way to 
hamstring innovative solutions from small, independent companies 
focused on harnessing our Nation's mineral resources--companies that 
constitute the Alliance's membership.
  Fortunately, the Alliance has been a guiding voice and valuable 
resource for members of Congress and has helped consumers combat high 
prices at the pump and lower their utility bills.
  Congratulations to Western Energy Alliance for reaching the 50-year 
milestone and I thank them for being a credible advocate of western oil 
and natural gas.

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