Energy Independence
Floor Speech
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Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 6009, the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, and H.R. 1121, the Protecting American Energy Production Act.
Just a few years ago, American energy was booming. We were energy independent, creating more than we used for the first time since the 1940s. We moved the government out of the way for hardworking Americans and watched as domestic production, net exports, and energy innovation exploded.
In Utah, the impact was incredible. The price to go on a road trip, to heat a family's home, to run an A/C in the summer were all at record lows.
On Biden's first day in office, he teamed up with the most radical wing of his party and waged a war on American energy. Day one, he killed the Keystone XL pipeline. Already under construction with over 1,500 workers, it was projected by 2021 to provide approximately 11,000 jobs. This was thousands of real middle-class union jobs, approximately $800 million in wages.
President Biden wasn't finished. He then paused all liquefied natural gas exports and spent so much on the Democrats' Green New Deal pipe dream that inflation has for years ravaged every sector of our economy.
Again, Utahns felt the impact. Today, we are spending 33 percent more to heat our homes and 40 percent more to fill up our tanks as we did in 2021.
The American people are tired of paying for the President's war on American energy. One year ago, the people's House passed H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Cost Act, to begin reversing President Biden's misguided energy agenda. This week, we will continue to fight by passing legislation to boost American energy production, cut green project slush funds, and lower the costs for families. We know how to make this work because we have done it before.
Mr. Speaker, I urge the American people, the President, and my colleagues across the aisle to join us in delivering affordable, clean, and reliable energy for every American.
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