[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3989]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          PRESIDENT'S NEW REGULATIONS ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, President Obama 
released new regulations for hydraulic fracturing and once again turned 
his back on job creation in an attempt to appease a small but vocal 
group of environmental extremists.
  These new regulations are unnecessary and threaten the potential 
growth of jobs on Federal lands and across the Nation.
  Production of shale resources has grown by leaps and bounds in recent 
years, and much of this growth has been due to private sector 
innovation, coupled with sensible regulations at the State and local 
levels.
  As one of the top producers of natural gas, Pennsylvania continues to 
help drive record-breaking oil and natural gas production here at home.
  Since 2006, Marcellus producers have contributed over $1 billion in 
State taxes, along with half a billion dollars in road construction.
  Communities in Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District have 
greatly benefited from the technology and safety advancements that make 
natural gas readily available.
  This success has been made possible due to regulations administered 
at the State level, not by adding the bureaucracy of the Federal 
Government.
  Mr. Speaker, I will work with my colleagues in Congress and do all 
that I can to stop top-down policies such as this that undermine 
economic progress and energy security.

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