CORREA VOTES AGAINST GOP ATTEMPT TO PUT CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AT RISK
WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) voted against the Republican-led Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2024 and released the following statement:
“I remain concerned about eliminating the requirement that our energy exports and imports be ‘consistent with the public interest’. This standard has been in place to protect consumers for almost a century—and losing this safeguard would not be in the nation’s best interest,” Correa said. “It also takes away the Department of Energy’s authority to act in times of crisis or unforeseen circumstances. With this change, we risk negatively impacting our manufacturing competitiveness, our economic growth, and our national security. But let me be clear: LNG exports are, and must continue to be, an integral part of American energy independence, and I will continue to support them.”
Last week, Correa led 8 members of the Blue Dog Coalition in a letter to President Joe Biden raising alarm over his Administration’s announced pause on approvals for new U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. He highlighted that the U.S. LNG industry supports millions of good-paying American jobs and contributes trillions to the national GDP and urged the “Administration to reconsider the immediate pause and allow current applications to resume the approval process.”
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