Graves Votes to Lower Gas Prices, Advance U.S. Energy Independence & Job Growth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Sam Graves (MO-06), House Small Business Committee Chairman, this week voted in support of several measures to lower gas prices, create good-paying jobs, and achieve long-term energy independence for the U.S.

“The U.S. is an energy rich nation that continues to act like an energy poor nation.  Right now, an overbearing government is making energy more expensive.  Whether it’s lowering gas prices or preventing bigger electric bills, common sense solutions are needed to ease the squeeze on middle class Missourians.  The Keystone XL pipeline, for example, is a project that will promote greater energy security and economic growth right here at home, yet the President and the Administration have sat on it for years,” said Congressman Graves.

H.R. 4899, Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014, increases offshore oil production by requiring the Obama Administration to move forward with new offshore energy production in areas containing the most oil and natural gas resources. The bill increases onshore oil production by streamlining government roadblocks and bureaucratic red-tape that block and delay onshore American energy production.  The bill harnesses the oil and natural gas resources we have here in the U.S., and as a result will help ease the pain at the pump.  Graves voted yes.

H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act, requires that cross-border oil pipelines be approved within 120 days unless they are found to compromise national security interests.  The debacle that has delayed the Keystone project should never happen again.  Graves voted yes.

H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, expedites exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our allies by placing a 30 day deadline on the Department of Energy to issue a final decision on applications to export LNG.  Due to advancements in technology and innovation, natural gas output by the U.S. has rapidly increased over the last decade and is expected to continue rising. Increasing LNG exports will help boost the economy while increasing global energy security.  The U.S. has more than enough gas to supply our domestic needs and the export market.  Graves voted yes.

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