[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ENERGY VISION 2020

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Energy Vision 2020, it's an all-
American, all-of-the-above energy vision that puts our Nation on the 
path to energy independence and security.
  How? We don't take anything off the table. We harvest and explore all 
of our energy options, not stifle them. We do this through real 
regulatory reform, cutting red tape, and empowering private market 
innovation.
  We work to keep our projects and technologies safe. If a venture is 
dangerous or environmentally unsafe, then say ``no.'' But the key is, 
``no'' can't be the final answer.
  Regulatory agencies must become partners in progress with America's 
industries and businesses, striving to reach our full potential and 
finding the answers we need to get there.
  There will be opponents to progress. Environmental extremists will 
throw their tired rhetoric around with no basis in scientific fact. But 
we can't sit idly by, letting America remain dependent on foreign 
energy sources and letting other countries seize our businesses and 
innovation opportunities.
  Energy 2020 will get us focused. It's the next great horizon of 
American exceptionalism.

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