“We don’t have to sacrifice energy independence. We don’t have to sacrifice higher prices. We don’t have to sacrifice our economy. And we can still lower emissions, all of those things, they’re not mutually exclusive.”
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Kevin McCarthy
“The United States led the world in lowering emissions while lowering energy costs for American households. We accomplished this by utilizing American resources made cheaper by innovation. Instead of punishing Americans with high prices, reducing consumer choice, or making it harder for Americans to innovate, we should be exporting this model of success to the...
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Michael Burgess
“Regardless of the claims of pundits and critics, traditional sources of energy and industrial methods are a critical component to our nation’s economy, security, and even our way of life. Even though more work is necessary, carbon capture can ensure continued American leadership in those industries and reduce our impact on the environment.”
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Bruce Westerman
“You’ve got very brilliant people in our country, we’re constantly coming up with new innovations. We just have to turn those folks loose so they can do the job and solve the problems that we have.”
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
“I think we can innovate, we can develop new sources, and the United States can absolutely lead on this.”
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Buddy Carter
“If the government would get out of the way and let the private sector do their work, I think we’d all be better off, particularly in the way of energy.”
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Bruce Westerman
“The data tells us that a free-market approach to conservation is the best way to go. We have this abundance of resources in the U.S. that can be beneficial for the environment, beneficial for the economy—especially in rural areas, but you have to let those market factors work and you have to have access to...
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Frank Lucas
“My view is, instead of using taxes and regulatory actions to exterminate certain segments of the economy that provide energy, our responsibility on the federal level is to invest in research programs that will create the next generation of energy or improve the efficiency or lower the carbon footprint of existing sources of energy. Then...
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Blake Moore
“It was never the case that conservatives don’t care about the climate, there was always good, productive work going on.”
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Jeff Van Drew
“Renewable energy is essential to the future of South Jersey’s economy and vital to protecting our environment.”
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