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In Case You Missed It - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), who serves as a senior member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, recently published an op-ed in the Washington Times on how America must reclaim its energy independence through an all of the above energy strategy.

Below are the highlights of the op-ed published by the Washington Times.

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Demand for energy is growing in the United States, and the time to reclaim our role as a leading energy producer is well overdue. Like many states, Kentucky is home to one of our best resources: proud and tested energy workers. That’s why I introduced the Nuclear for Brownfields Site Preparation Act, which I am happy to report recently passed the House as part of the Atomic Energy Advancement Act. This helps to make use of our existing infrastructure and our critical energy workforce while bolstering our grid with the increased energy we need to power our economy.

The Biden administration’s rush-to-green agenda continues to force electrification over other methods of generating power, meaning demand for electricity will grow even stronger than it already is today. We must embrace an all-of-the-above energy agenda to return to the energy dominance we experienced under the Trump administration. In addition to expanding nuclear energy production, we must also increase American oil and gas production, including LNG production and trade, and look for options to increase hydropower and other low-carbon sources of energy.

From Day One of the Biden administration, Washington liberals have been working to limit key methods of transporting domestic energy safely, efficiently, and affordably to everyday Americans. That is why under Chair Rodgers and Chair Duncan’s leadership, Energy & Commerce Republicans have included key reforms in the pipeline safety reauthorization act to help expand and modernize pipeline infrastructure in the U.S. for the 21st century.

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