Today, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11), along House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (MO-7) and Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-2) held a session for Members of Congress to discuss the basics of the oil and gas industry, from the initial lease of land, through the drilling process, and leading up to the production of oil.
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applaud the leadership of President Bush in his decision to lift the ban on drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It is my hope that the actions of the President will spur Democrats in Congress to join Republicans in supporting lifting the moratorium that is currently in place.
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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Mike Conaway (TX-11) participated in a three-day series of hearings in the Agriculture Committee to review various pieces of commodity trading legislation that were recently introduced. Conaway made the following statement after the conclusion of the hearings:
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Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Congressman Mike Conaway (R-TX), and Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have introduced legislation that repeals section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) which became law last year. Section 526 prohibits federal agencies from contracting for nonconventional, or alternative, fuels that emit higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions than “conventional petroleum sources.” Though short, this...
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Representative Mike Conaway offered relief to American families at the gas pump through the Republican Motion to Recommit to the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act. The Republican Motion to Recommit repealed Section 526 in last year’s Energy Independence and Security Act that restricts the federal government from buying non-conventional fuels and expedites the construction of three new oil and gasoline refineries on closed military base sites.
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Today, House Republicans released an energy legislation package that is a product of the House Energy Security and Climate Change Task Force, who developed the legislation after four months of hearing from experts in the energy industry. “With record-setting prices at the pump, Americans are desperate for real relief,” said Conaway. “By cutting through the bureaucratic red tape and increasing the supply of domestic energy, prices at the pump will significantly decrease.” The Republican plan for ...
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