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House Rules panel advances GOP energy bills aiming to expand LNG exports and review refining capacity
Summary
In a Rules Committee hearing, GOP lawmakers defended HR 1949 and HR 3109 as measures to ‘‘unleash’’ U.S. energy production and support allies; Democrats warned the bills could raise domestic fuel and electricity prices by limiting DOE review and privileging fossil-fuel interests.
The House Rules Committee on Monday heard bipartisan testimony on two GOP energy bills that would limit federal review of liquefied natural gas exports and commission a federal study of U.S. refining capacity.
Representative Bob Latta, speaking for the bills’ proponents, described HR 1949, the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act, and HR 3109, the Refiner Act, as steps to ‘‘bolster national security, lower domestic prices, and supply our allies with critical fuels.’’ He told the committee the U.S. has dramatically increased LNG…
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