VOTE FOR CLEAN ENERGY

VOTE FOR CLEAN ENERGY

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2025)] [House] [Page H536] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] VOTE FOR CLEAN ENERGY (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Protecting Energy Production Act. This bill is simple. It ensures that no President can unilaterally ban hydraulic fracturing by natural gas and oil, protecting one of America's most vital energy resources from being shut down by ideological policies. I represent the Marcellus shale, one of the largest natural gas- producing regions in the world. Pennsylvania is leading the way in clean, affordable, and reliable energy production. Mr. Speaker, natural gas and oil are essential to our way of life, powering our grid, our homes, our cars, our manufacturing facilities, and serving as raw materials for countless American-made goods. Mr. Speaker, the entire world is fracking, but we do it best and cleanest here in the USA. The more natural gas we produce here at home, the cleaner the world will become. This bill is a serious economic, national security, and environmental vote. I urge my colleagues to vote for clean energy and for American economic and national security strength by supporting this legislation which we are voting on tomorrow. ____________________