[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        MAJORITY OF PENNSYLVANIANS SUPPORT HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, a recent poll conducted by 
Robert Morris University reveals that 57.1 percent of Pennsylvanians 
support natural gas production and hydraulic fracturing, with nearly 
half saying they would welcome the industry into their hometown. This 
poll comes just 2 weeks after the Environmental Protection Agency 
released a report indicating that fracking poses ``no widespread 
systemic harm to drinking water.''
  Mr. Speaker, Pennsylvania is the third largest natural gas producer 
in the Nation and continues to drive record-breaking oil and natural 
gas production. The Marcellus shale, which extends through most of 
Pennsylvania, has grown from less than 2 billion cubic feet per day in 
2007 to 16 billion in 2014 and has jolted Pennsylvania's economy.
  As co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, I 
will continue to explore and promote best practices so that we can 
highlight the safety and the positive impacts of natural gas.

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