Lower Energy Costs Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chair, for the past 2 years, President Biden has made it his top priority to wage war on American energy.

On his first day in office, President Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline and sent a message for those who wished to produce energy here in the United States that they would not be welcomed during his tenure.

When gas prices soared to over $5 a gallon in Pennsylvania last summer, his administration continued to tout the benefits of the Green New Deal, instead of working to lower prices for American families.

Now, House Republicans are finally putting an end to Biden's failed policies. H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, would create the permitting reform that is required in order to allow American companies to produce the oil, natural gas, and critical minerals that we so desperately need.

Included in this bill is legislation that I crafted to provide critical energy resource facilities the ability to participate in the EPA's flexible air permitting program and providing them with the ability to anticipate operational changes.

This isn't about cutting regulations. It is about giving certainty to American energy producers. This legislation allows us to provide the flexibility that American businesses need to mine and produce critical materials safely while at the same time spurring investments into our own communities.

It was President Reagan who said: We maintain peace through our strength.

Today, that means returning to American energy dominance and ending our reliance on foreign oil. It is time to streamline the permitting process, it is time to lower energy prices, and it is time to create American jobs.

Mr. Chair, I urge all of my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 1.

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