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Washington - Last night, Rep. Jack Bergman addressed the House of Representatives to express his adamant support for H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act – namely, its provision that continues the longstanding ban on drilling in the Great Lakes.

This critical legislation would remove harmful regulations on resource production and trade, unleashing our energy potential and driving down costs for Americans. Getting us back on track to energy independence and reversing the damaging Democrat attacks on our energy security, H.R. 1 is a long-awaited light at the end of the Biden Administration’s inflation tunnel.

In his speech, which you can watch here, Rep. Bergman stated, “H.R. 1 will unleash domestic energy production and reverse the Biden-led Democrat assault on American energy. Democrats’ punitive policies have led to record high gas prices, limited supply, and unrelenting inflation.

"Folks back home in Michigan are yearning for leadership that has been sorely lacking in Washington. legislation. H.R. 1 will streamline permitting and open up new markets to export natural gas and repeal billions in inflationary Green New Deal giveaways. HR 1 will also protect the land we live on, the water we drink, and the air we breathe. Of great importance to me and my constituents is the provision continuing the longstanding ban on drilling in our Great Lakes.

"As the Representative for the district with the longest shoreline in the lower 48 states, including three of the five Great Lakes, I will continue to fight to defend and preserve our Great Lakes for future generations.”



Read the full text of the bill here.