,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
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,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4  
,w>r51 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 & 
,mr4 ,blum5?al7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se (        
,congress ab\t ! ne$ to /op excessive   
price increases by oil & gas companies &
 ! importance ( rapidly transition+ to a
 clean en]gy economy4  ,:]eas ! w> 9    
,ukra9e has once aga9 highlight$ t !    
dep5d5ce ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & our allies 
on fossil fuels ?reat5s ! national      
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & our allies2
 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ,pulitz] ,prize-w9n+
 au?or ,daniel ,y]g91 clean en]gy fir/  
em]g$ 9 ! #aigjs = en]gy security       
purposes2 ,:]eas au?orit>ian regimes    
across ! _w are us+ fossil fuel rev5ue  
to support _! regimes & to und]m9e      
fre$om2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ,dr4 ,jeff   
,colgan1 c\ntries t rely on oil & gas   

rev5ue are m likely to in/igate milit>y 
conflict2 ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation's 
,m9i/ry ( ,f9ance has report$ t #dj     
p]c5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation's budget is
 d]iv$ f oil & gas production2 ,:]eas   
,am]icans are suff]+ f high gasol9e &   
en]gy prices t1 accord+ to ! ,en]gy     
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration1 h be5         
exac]bat$ by ! w> 9 ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas oil 
& gas companies are pr(ite]+ (f (       
,russia's w> 9 ,ukra9e by inflat+ gas   
prices at ! exp5se ( _! consum]s2 ,:]eas
 oil & gas companies 7 report+ record   
pr(its ev5 be=e rais+ gasol9e prices 9 !
 wake ( ! w> 9 ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas ! ,en]gy 
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration has report$ t  
gasol9e prices h rema9$ high ev5 aft] ! 
price ( oil has dropp$2 ,:]eas ! bigge/ 
oil & gas companies h indicat$ t mu* (  
_! record pr(its w be div]t$ to         
executives & %>ehold]s2 ,:]eas !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se has f\nd t increas+ 
temp]atures1 *ang+ precipitation        
patt]ns1 & m frequ5t1 int5se1 &         
unpr$ictable extreme wea!r conditions   

caus$ by climate *ange are exac]bat+    
exi/+ risks & creat+ new security       
*all5ges = ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s2 &     
,:]eas en]gy effici5cy & r5ewable en]gy 
f dome/ic manufactur]s c come onl9e m   
quickly & reliably ?an oil & gas        
production1 :i* w ensure ,unit$ ,/ates  
en]gy indep5d5ce & help u ma9ta9 a safe 
& heal?y climate3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x 
is ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 ,congress 
& ! ,bid5 ,adm9i/ration mu/-- 7,a7 /op  
price g\g+ & excessive price increases  
by oil & gas companies2 &  7,b7 help    
consum]s & small bus9esses t are be+    
h>m$ by ris+ en]gy prices2 &  7#b7 !    
,unit$ ,/ates mu/ transition to a clean 
en]gy economy z quickly z possible to   
protect our national security4