Providing for Consideration of H.R. Unlocking Our Domestic Lng Potential Act of 2024

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Mr. LANGWORTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the rule and the underlying legislation, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act.

The decision by the Biden administration to halt the export of American LNG will only further cripple our economy by killing good- paying jobs, driving energy costs even higher for hardworking families, and inflicting more pain on American businesses.

We cannot cut off LNG exports, regulate natural gas out of existence, and lock away America's natural resources without inflicting enormous long-term pain on American families and communities.

The Department of Energy announced that this ``pause'' on LNG exports allows for the Department to assess the impacts of these exports on climate and consumer costs. Yet, with this pause in exports, Americans are expected to see gas prices soar, making it more expensive than ever for hardworking families and businesses, big and small, to survive in the Biden economy.

A pause in shipping LNG to our closest friends and allies in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere further emboldens our greatest adversaries on the world stage. At a time when the President is pushing for more funding for Ukraine, it is disingenuous that he is turning around and forcing our allies to rely on Russia for natural gas.

This pause is incredibly shortsighted, and it undermines everything this country stands for. It is absolutely disgusting that President Biden has chosen to appease the woke mob that runs his party instead of doing what is right for our Nation. The American people are sick and tired of Biden's America last policies.

We must end the Biden administration's all-out war on American energy. The future of our economy depends on it. For that reason, I strongly support this legislation and the rule before us today, and I urge its adoption.

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