,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ebb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4  
,abraham 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4   
,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,watk9s1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1  
,mr4 ,scalise1 & ,mr4 ,m>%all7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ! production ( oil 
& natural gas is ess5tial to ! economy &
 well-be+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & t        
address+ en]gy ne$s requires coop]ation 
in/ead ( co]cion4  ,:]eas public lead]s 
h attempt$ to co]ce damages f en]gy     
companies ) frivol\s lawsuits &         
inve/igations1 includ+--  7#a7 on ,july 
#bd1 #bjac1 ! ,s\!a/ ,l\isiana ,flood   
,protection ,au?ority-,ea/ fil$ lawsuits
 aga9/ ne>ly #ajj en]gy companies1      
alleg+ liability = flood+ 9 ,new        
,orleans2  7#b7 on ,april #g1 #bjaf1    
,l\isiana ,gov]nor ,john ,bel ,edw>ds & 
8 adm9i/ration jo9$ 9 #ci lawsuits aga9/

 en]gy companies1 alleg+ liability =    
damages to ! coa/ ( ,l\isiana2  7#c7 on 
,septemb] #ba1 #bjaf1 ,gov]nor ,john    
,bel ,edw>ds s5t lett]s to #af ,l\isiana
 p>i%es direct+ !m to file simil>       
lawsuits aga9/ en]gy companies = alleg$ 
damages2 #d additional p>i%es h s9ce    
jo9$ ! lawsuits2 &  7#d7 on ,m>* #bi1   
#bjai1 ! city ( ,new ,orleans fil$      
lawsuits aga9/ #aa en]gy companies1     
alleg+ liability = damages to ! coa/ (  
,l\isiana2  ,:]eas ^! actions are n 9 ! 
_s ( good gov]nance2 ,:]eas ^! actions  
create m problems ?an !y int5d to fix2  
,:]eas ^! unseemly tactics are no?+ m   
?an a cynical attempt to use ! p[] (    
gov]nm5t to %ake d[n en]gy companies 9  
ord] to fund public works2 ,:]eas ^!    
actions det] ! safe developm5t ( ! va/  
natural res\rces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &   
h9d] economic gr[?2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$     
,/ates has ?riv$ & tackl$ its greate/   
*all5ges by fo/]+ a coop]ative _s )     
bus9ess & indu/ry2 ,:]eas ,f$]al rev5ues
 g5]at$ f m9]al production contribute to

 ! cons]vation & pres]vation ( national 
p>ks & o!r public l&s2 ,:]eas )\t !     
rev5ues g5]at$ by oil & gas production1 
coa/al re/oration projects 9 ,l\isiana  
w\ld n be possible2 ,:]eas ! oil &      
natural gas indu/ries are responsible = 
millions ( ,am]ican jobs & = add+       
trillions ( doll>s to ! economy2 ,:]eas 
! production ( oil & natural gas has    
provid$ af=dable & reliable s\rces (    
en]gy to billions ( p ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas
 ,am]ican innovation & +5uity has made !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ! greate/ en]gy produc] 9
 ! _w2 & ,:]eas increas$ production (   
dome/ic en]gy s\rces is vital to        
,am]ican en]gy indep5d5ce1 national     
security1 & ! economy3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! production ( 
oil & natural gas is critical to !      
cont9u$ prosp]ity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
economy1 its national security1 & its p2
  7#b7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & public      
lead]s ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld     
promote policies t enc\rage great] en]gy

 production & indep5d5ce2 &  7#c7 public
 lead]s %\ld "w 9 a _s ( good fai? &    
coop]ation ) en]gy produc]s to address !
 en]gy ne$s & problems fac+ ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 r ?an 9 a _s ( co]cion &        
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