Much like the Ohio Valley, Israel is just beginning to realize the possibilities of tapping its vast natural gas reserves, Rep. David McKinley said.

McKinley, R-W.Va., and Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, recently returned from a late-February fact-finding trip to Israel. Highlights of the trip included a tour of a new, state-of-the-art natural-gas fired power plant - spurred by the development of a massive natural gas field beneath the Mediterranean Sea - and a 30-minute conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The trip was funded by the Israel Allies Foundation, a private, nonprofit educational organization.

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