Congresswoman Miller Stands Up for American Energy Independence

WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), joined with 25 of her colleagues in sending a letter to the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging for them to ignore all calls to prohibit the "approval and construction of new natural gas pipeline projects and Liquified Natural Gas export facilities."

"American energy dominance requires secure and robust energy infrastructure," said Congresswoman Miller. "Prohibiting the construction of new pipelines would take away jobs from hard working Americans, hinder our energy export abilities, benefit our foreign adversaries, and damage our nation's economy. During these uncertain times, we must keep America's energy industry strong."

"America is blessed with abundant energy resources that provide affordable and reliable energy domestically and to the world," the letter reads. "America's oil and natural gas sector support millions of good-paying jobs, and recent innovation has led to the low-cost energy that has resulted in a resurgence of domestic manufacturing and energy independence for America. After decades of American lives and treasure sacrificed because of reliance on foreign sources of energy, the United States is finally in a position to not only control its energy destiny but to use American resources as both an economic and geopolitical strength. Absent cheap domestic natural gas, the United States and our allies would increasingly be under the influence of Russian controlled energy."

The full letter can be found here.

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