Biden's Assault on American Energy

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Mr. BERGMAN. Madam Speaker, I want to thank my friend from Pennsylvania, Dr. Joyce, for holding this Special Order tonight.

I find myself increasingly concerned with the future of our country, especially now under the Biden administration, where it has been one self-inflicted crisis after another.

How have we addressed these situations? Well, we have seen unprecedented intrusions into our daily lives by the Federal Government; trillions added to our national debt; and the birth of new, completely avoidable threats to our national security.

Even this administration's approach to energy unnecessarily threatens the safety and security of all Americans.

On day one of his administration, President Biden shut down the Keystone pipeline, costing thousands of jobs, and then turns around to support Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Big question mark.

Make no mistake. This is an America last policy. In fact, it could be America never.

We need an energy policy that gives America greater energy independence, not one where we are forced to rely on unstable foreign markets.

We have the resources and technology at home, right here, to give us that independence, yet Democrat leadership continues to ignore it in favor of the Green New Deal.

Don't get me wrong. I support energy policies that promote resiliency and sustainability, but I wholeheartedly disagree with the notion that we need to punish the American energy industry in order to achieve a healthy environment.

I urge this administration and my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to focus on real investments in American energy, instead of policies that make us more dependent on foreign energy sources while destroying jobs, alienating American industry, and depressing the hardworking people who continue to strive to keep our country--that is our country, the United States of America--the premier example of integrity, innovation, and initiative that leads the world, especially in safe, affordable energy.

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