U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger: We need the Keystone XL pipeline
By: U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger (IL-16)
Remember the days when the average gas price in Illinois was below $2 a gallon? Now teenage drivers cannot even fathom filling up the car for less than $3.50 a gallon.
WASHINGTON, DC – A report by Bloomberg indicates that President Obama is preparing to expand red tape under the National Environmental Policy Act to block important energy and infrastructure projects. According to Bloomberg, President Obama will soon tell federal agencies that they must consider climate change impacts under NEPA before approving major projects like pipelines, highways, and new leases for drilling and mining.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today continued its examination of the health care law’s impact on health insurance premiums. Members heard from former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin and an Actuarial Principal at Oliver Wyman, Christopher Carlson, on how these mandates will impact individuals, families, and the health care system.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce announced its schedule for the week of March 18, 2013. The Health Subcommittee will begin the week by exploring America’s looming entitlement crisis. The Energy and Power Subcommittee will continue its American Energy Security and Innovation hearing series with an examination of natural gas and electric coordination challenges.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade today unveiled a new Facebook page highlighting the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s initiative to promote the success of American manufacturers and to help make American manufacturing more competitive in the global marketplace.
WASHINGTON, DC – A group of bipartisan, bicameral congressional leaders will hold a press conference tomorrow, Friday, March 15, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. to discuss House and Senate bills that would advance construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Friday will mark 1,638 days since the Keystone XL application was first filed with the State Department.