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Arrington Applauds House Passage of LNG Bill
Washington,
November 21, 2025
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Energy
Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, legislation that safeguards America’s energy security, protects West Texas jobs, and stops future administrations from weaponizing export permits to appease the radical Left.
Remarks as Delivered:
As I listen to the ranking member talk about China's need for US energy, thank God it's that way and not the other way around. Because if we followed the Green New Manifesto with the regulatory assault on US energy, and kept throwing hundreds of billions of dollars in distorting Green New Deal energy subsidies, that's exactly what would happen. We would wake up and be dependent on China for yet one more critical product. Mr. Speaker, I’m proud to stand alongside Chairman Guthrie and my fellow West Texan, August Pfluger, in strong support of the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act. America is the world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas - a vital pillar of both our economic strength and national security. But in an effort to placate the radical Left, which I think is primarily the motivation the Biden Administration, with its whole-of-government assault on American energy, froze new LNG export permits with no economic, environmental, or national security justification. That reckless decision threatened billions in investment, undermined our allies, and harmed energy-producing regions like West Texas. Thankfully, we now have a President in the White House who is committed to doing the right thing for our country, for our producers and consumers, and committed to making American energy great again and not weaponizing this authority for purely ideological purposes. This bill removes politics from the export permit process and secures America’s position as the world’s energy superpower. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and prevent future administrations from threatening American energy dominance. I thank the Chairman again for his leadership and yield back.
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