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Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate nominee, Dave McCormick, joined Shale Insight, a conference focusing on American shale energy, manufacturing and jobs in Erie, to drill home a message: “America, led by Pennsylvania, must become the world’s most energy-dominant nation.”
“What I think is often lost in this debate is that politicians can say they won’t ban fracking, but through onerous EPA regulations, slow-rolling of permits for infrastructure projects, ESG requirements that reduce the capital available for oil and gas projects and rhetorical attacks on this industry, liberals, policymakers can effectively ban fracking without actually saying it,” he said.
“ESG” refers to investment principles based on “environmental, social and governance” concerns.
“During the Biden-Harris administration, we’ve gotten a taste of what this anti-fracking, anti-energy agenda looks like, a rationally constrained production and new energy infrastructure at home to satisfy environmental activists.”
McCormick also criticized the Biden-Harris administration’s decision to stop approving liquefied natural gas export permits, calling it a “huge setback.” He advocated for unleashing oil and gas production in the U.S. and said he believes it would “unlock a bright future for the commonwealth,” adding that all of that could be done while being “good stewards of our environment.”
“The only thing stopping us from becoming energy dominant is ourselves. It’s red tape. It’s a lack of imagination, it’s backward thinking, and it’s weak, weak leaders,” he said.
McCormick’s opponent, Sen. Bob Casey, addressed the conference by video. According to his team, he was unable to attend because of Senate duties.
McCormick told the crowd, “I had the opportunity to see Sen. Casey phone it in, and I am happy to see him making an energy transition. But I want to say: Don’t believe it. Don’t believe it.”
Casey campaign spokesperson Emma Mustion told NBC News, “Senator Casey has always supported Pennsylvania’s energy industry, even breaking with his own party to protect fracking jobs and oppose a shutdown of natural gas exports. Meanwhile, McCormick was investing in Chinese state-owned oil companies. Pennsylvanians deserve a leader like Bob Casey that has always stood up for Pennsylvania energy workers.”
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