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WASHINGTON - House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting American Energy Production Act. H.R. 26, which passed the House by a vote of 226-188, would prohibit any President from unilaterally halting hydraulic fracturing.

“The Biden administration and extreme Democrats did everything in their power to destroy domestic American energy production and increase costs,” said Chairwoman McClain. “On November 5^th, Americans said they were tired of that Green New Deal, anti-energy agenda and are ready for change. House Republicans are working to unleash America’s energy potential, utilize our resources to restore America’s energy dominance, and ultimately lower energy costs for the American people. I applaud Rep. August Pfluger for this legislation which will accomplish these goals.”

"The Biden Administration spent the last four years attacking the American energy industry – going as far as attempting to shut it down by banning almost all new U.S. offshore drilling projects on their way out of office," said Rep. Pfluger. This is why the first piece of legislation I introduced in the 119th Congress was the Protecting American Energy Production Act, and I am thrilled to see its passage through the House today. This legislation will protect the American energy industry and its consumers from the federal government by preventing any federal moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing. I am blessed to represent America's most prolific oil and gas producing region and am committed to unleashing energy in the Permian Basin this Congress."