WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman John Fleming, M.D. released the following statement after a federal judge ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) does not have authority to regulate fracking. “The court issued a rare common-sense decision that adheres to the Constitution. Only Congress has the power to grant authority to regulate fracking, and Congress has done no such thing. Therefore, the court ruled that Obama’s BLM does not have the authority, no matter what it says. Louisiana alre...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman John Fleming, M.D. released the following statement after voting against the $1.149 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2016 Omnibus Appropriations bill: “Our country is financially broke. Our total future obligations are in the hundreds of trillions of dollars and yet once again we do nothing in our annual spending bill to change that trajectory. In fact, we do the opposite. I could not support a spending bill that increases spending, with most of it aimed at helping the Pre...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman John Fleming, M.D. released the following statement after questioning EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy: “When it comes to cleaning up Camp Minden, or causing the Animas Mine spill in Colorado, EPA plays by a different rulebook than it applies to its victims. When it came to Camp Minden, EPA was pushing for an open burn process that could put the citizens of Northern Louisiana at risk. EPA refused to certify that that this proposed process was safe, all the while thre...
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Congressman John Fleming, M.D., issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act: “It’s time to cut the federal red tape that’s holding back our exportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG). There’s a backlog of LNG export project applications that are stalled by Department of Energy (DOE) bureaucrats. Today the House voted to force DOE to do its job and make decisions. An estimated 45,000 jobs hang in the balance with the construction of ...
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Congressman John Fleming, M.D., issued the following statement after voting for H.R. 161, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act: “Washington bureaucrats should not be allowed to stall and obstruct natural gas pipeline projects. These pipelines can create jobs and move natural gas to consumers, especially in Louisiana, where supplies are abundant and where construction continues on one of the nation’s first LNG export facilities. But this administration has made an art form of slow-walki...
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Congressman John Fleming, M.D., issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech: “For six years this president has pushed failed and costly policies that seem aimed at pitting various sectors of our society against one another. Tonight’s speech is no different; he still wants the kind of wealth transfer that punishes success and diminishes job creation. The millions who are unemployed or underemployed are looking for good-paying, full-time jobs, not gove...
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Congressman John Fleming, M.D., issued the following statement after he was named chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans: “It is an honor to continue as a chairman, especially for a vital subcommittee that will oversee Gulf fisheries. This subcommittee has the National Marine Fisheries Service within its jurisdiction, and it addresses coastal and interstate water issues. I will also remain a member on the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resou...
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Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Environmental (LDEQ), Louisiana Military Department (LMD), and the U.S. Army (Army) to dispose of 15 million pounds of abandoned explosives at Camp Minden, La. Under the final agreement, the Louisiana Military Department will control burn more than 15 million pounds of smokeless propellants in specifically designed burn trays with funding provided by the United States liability fund, on b...
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Congressman John Fleming, M.D., released the following statement in response to tonight’s State of the Union speech: “At the start of his presidency, this president had control of the White House and Congress, and what did he give us? Obamacare and historic deficits. Obamacare has produced a string of broken promises, canceled insurance policies, and skyrocketing health care costs. Our national debt is now $17.2 trillion, that’s $6.5 trillion higher than when he took office. And now the presiden...
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Congressman John Fleming, M.D., released the following statement today after sending a letter to David Miller, the Associate Administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration: “The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is poised to implement changes to flood insurance policies that have the capacity to destroy communities in Louisiana. That’s why I wrote today to Associate Administrator David Miller, urging him to visit Louisiana and observe the potential for devastating ...
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