Rep. Ansari: ‘Republicans’ Dirty Drilling Agenda Will Not Make America Any More Energy Dominant’

Ansari Thank you Today ░░░░░░░░ rise in strong opposition ░░░░░░░░ H R 26 My ░░░░░░░░ sent me to Congress ░░░░░░░░ fight for them for ░░░░░░░░ water clean air job ░░░░░░░░ and lower prices This ░░░░░░░░ accomplishes absolutely None of ░░░░░░░░ things H R 26 ░░░░░░░░ that the president cannot ░░░░░░░░ a ban on fracking ░░░░░░░░ authorized by Congress It ░░░░░░░░ obviously a little bit ░░░░░░░░ President Trump is not ░░░░░░░░ to ban fracking In ░░░░░░░░ no president has ever ░░░░░░░░ fracking What this bill ░░░░░░░░ is just an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ some House Republicans to ░░░░░░░░ their support for their ░░░░░░░░ oil allies and their ░░░░░░░░ friends the United States ░░░░░░░░ already producing more oil ░░░░░░░░ ever more than any ░░░░░░░░ in history Republicans dirty ░░░░░░░░ agenda will not make ░░░░░░░░ any more energy dominant ░░░░░░░░ it won t drive ░░░░░░░░ down If we could ░░░░░░░░ our way out of ░░░░░░░░ affordability crisis we would ░░░░░░░░ already done so The ░░░░░░░░ is not more oil ░░░░░░░░ we drill more and ░░░░░░░░ the only ones who ░░░░░░░░ are those at the ░░░░░░░░ the CEOs the multinational ░░░░░░░░ and the already rich ░░░░░░░░ who are profiting off ░░░░░░░░ the American people In ░░░░░░░░ several Federal Trade Commission ░░░░░░░░ and class action lawsuits ░░░░░░░░ last year say that ░░░░░░░░ oil CEOs have been ░░░░░░░░ colluding with each other ░░░░░░░░ with some of our ░░░░░░░░ to keep prices high ░░░░░░░░ profits up Big oil ░░░░░░░░ already getting at least ░░░░░░░░ billion in subsidies from ░░░░░░░░ federal government What more ░░░░░░░░ they possibly want This ░░░░░░░░ drilling agenda has never ░░░░░░░░ about lowering costs Less ░░░░░░░░ three weeks in this ░░░░░░░░ s true colors are ░░░░░░░░ shining After promising lower ░░░░░░░░ for everyday Americans the ░░░░░░░░ is threatening a trade ░░░░░░░░ with our closest allies ░░░░░░░░ will drive up the ░░░░░░░░ of everything from energy ░░░░░░░░ cars to produce to ░░░░░░░░ The administration is threatening ░░░░░░░░ deportations of people who ░░░░░░░░ part of the workforce ░░░░░░░░ contributing to our economy ░░░░░░░░ the Republican led Congress ░░░░░░░░ plotting how to cut ░░░░░░░░ on health care and ░░░░░░░░ energy in order to ░░░░░░░░ for tax cuts for ░░░░░░░░ I strongly urge my ░░░░░░░░ to vote no on ░░░░░░░░ R 26 and I ░░░░░░░░ back.”