Unlocking Our Domestic Lng Potential Act of 2025

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Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, and I thank Representative Pfluger for his leadership on this bill.

In January of last year, former President Joe Biden unveiled the latest of many attacks on our domestic energy capabilities when he announced an indefinite pause on all pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports, or LNG.

This certainly made the Russians happy, and Europe could have used some help with their energy demand.

Not only was this decision completely unnecessary, but it was also economically and strategically dangerous. Under both Democratic and Republican administrations, DOE has consistently found that U.S. LNG exports serve the public interest, contributing positive economic benefits and strengthening energy security for the American people.

Even more, recent studies confirmed that increased American LNG exports do not significantly raise global emissions. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Clean natural gas is a major reason why the United States has significantly reduced emissions.

Thankfully, we now have a Commander in Chief who understands the importance of embracing an all-of-the-above energy strategy and unleashing the production and export of clean, affordable, and reliable American LNG.

In the first days of this administration, the President signed an executive order reversing President Biden's LNG pause, an important step in reclaiming global energy dominance and lowering costs across the board.

It is shocking to me that House Democrats will run to the news cameras and clamor about the cost of living while they also offered their full support for reckless anti-domestic energy policies from the Biden administration that caused prices to skyrocket in the first place.

I mean, look at the price of gasoline at the pump 2 years ago. Look at the price of gasoline at the pump today. That is all you have to do.

The reason that energy prices are spiking is because input costs are spiking.

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Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I am hopeful that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will join us in passing H.R. 1949, which amends the Natural Gas Act to repeal all restrictions on the import and export of natural gas, effectively overturning the Biden-Harris administration's attempt to undermine U.S. domestic energy production.

Removing unnecessary export controls on LNG will strengthen the domestic economy and increase the energy security of the U.S. and our allies.

Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on H.R. 1949.

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