it was a poor decision that ran counter to our national security interests and this is why energy security and national security policies must be integrated. representative: thank you. excellent panel, we got quite a bit of good information. i yield back. chair: i think the gentleman. representative: the vast number of american people believe that the main reason for the increase in prices at the pump, not the only reason, but the main reason, is price gouging. during world war two, congress held war profiteers accountable. i want to tell you that three weeks ago, there is overwhelming support, 80% of americans, for a windfall profits tax. i want to tell you that i am planning to upgrade my covid price gouging conventions act to make sure it extends beyond the covid crisis because we cannot tolerate, in any industry, price gouging. i want to mention, mr. lawler, bernard loney recently stated that bp is literally a cash machine when oil prices are at this level. mr. lawler, do you think bp should be receiving any tax payments from the american people as long as they company is making such g

energy . this radical agenda is hurting our national security. not only will the democrats rush to force america to be reliance on china, it also weakens our geopolitical leadership. we must return to the pre-biden days of energy independence. we must lead the world in energy production to help our allies and counter our adversaries instead of ramping up production here president biden has begged opec and russia to drill more oil. considered lifting sanctions on the brutal maduro regime. law wants toreinstate the air and nuclear deal , and depleted our strategic petroleum reserves.. republicans are focused on solutions to drive down gas prices . i'm flipping the switch on american energy and unleash production. this legislation would remove barriers to lng exports and unlock america's energy potential by requiring leasing and permitting of energy and mineral development on federal lands and water and immediately approved the keystone xl pipeline forced the doe secretary to have a plan to increase domestic production before allowing any nonemergenc

competitor and partner in the gas industry stanislav mitrakhovich, presenter an expert from the national energy securityd presents here the position of russia, says the germans will not be able to give up our gas in the near future without incurring very serious losses at a new stage. also was built a few years later, the current factories, which are allowed by the us advantage. it is designed for the chinese market and it’s so easy that they, too, didn’t send liquefied american gas for supplies to europe, which now, albeit in insufficient quantities, is supplied to these huge ships europe, although the molecules of freedom, but as environmentalists remind us, is an order of magnitude dirtier than russia, as well as green energy, the claudiodiscal people are surprised that the head of an italian oil and gas company, in conditions of shortage, would not fall back to coal at all, but this no, i don’t want to say that you are a criminal. if you are producing oil and gas. this, of course, is not a criminal matter. but until recently, if you were extracting gas and the cologists looked at you as a dangerous

energy. this radical agenda is hurting our national security. not only will the democrats rush to green forced america to be reliant on china, it also gets our geopolitical leadership. we must return to the pre-biden days of energy independence. we must lead arrived in energy production to help our allies and counter our adversaries. instead of ramping up production here, president biden has begged opec and russia to derail more oil. considered lifting sanctions on the brutal maduro regime. wants to reinstitute the iran nuclear deal. told suffering americans to buy and electric lyrical. and the our strategic petroleum reserves. republicans are focused on solutions to drive down gas prices. i'm coat leading the american energy from russia act to flip the switch on on american energy and unleash production. this legislation would remove value barriers to lng exports and unlike america's energy potential by requiring, the ceiling and put emitting of energy and mineral development on federal lands on waters. it would also immediately you approve the

so it was an extremely poor decision that ran counter to our national security interests. this is why energy security and national security policies must be integrated and compatible with one another. >> thank you, madam chair. i think it was an excellent panel, and i think we've got quite a bit of good information to work with, so thank you. i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. chair now recognizes ms. schakowsky for five minutes. >> thank you. the vast number of american people believe that the main reason for their increase in prices at the pump, not the only reason but the main reason is, in fact, price gouging. during world war ii congress held war profiteers accountable, and i want to tell you the recent poll three weeks ago that there is overwhelming support, 80% of americans for a windfall profits tax, and i want to tell you that i am planning to upgrade my covid price gouging prevention act to make sure that it extends beyond the covid crisis because we cannot tolerate in any industry price gouging. i wanted to ask you, mr. -- or just to mention to you, mr. lawler, that your glob

competitor and partner in the gas industry stanislav mitrakhovich, leading expert of the national energy securityn here russia tells the germans will not be able to give up our gas in the near future without suffering very serious losses. what happens about america on the new ones was also built. a few years later, the current factories that are allowed by the us are predominantly designed for the chinese market. and so it’s just that they have n’t been recruited for deliveries to europe, but liquefied american gas, which now, albeit in insufficient quantities, is supplied to europe on these huge ships and the molecules of freedom, but as environmentalists remind us, it’s an order of magnitude dirtier russian, as well as green. the energy industry is surprised claudiodiscalese the head of an italian oil and gas company, in conditions of shortage, would not roll back to coal at all, and this no, i do not want to say that you are a criminal. if you are an oil and gas producer. this, of course, is not a criminal case, but until recently, if you were producing gas and cologists looked at you as a dan

security, _ is national security or energy security, unparalleled challenges and i_ securityleadership would not be in the national interest. he leadership would not be in the national interest.— leadership would not be in the national interest. he also said he had every confidence _ national interest. he also said he had every confidence that - national interest. he also said he had every confidence that boris l had every confidence that boris johnson would lead the conservatives into the next election and the opposition parties have been gunning for the prime minister for some time, but sir keir starmer wanted to talk about the cost of living. he has lodged an appeal today for there to be an emergency budget to date with the various different challenges that struggling households are facing and it was put to keir starmer why he had spent the entirety of last week's seemingly only talking about a partygate. i want to talk about the cost of living — want to talk about the cost of living crisis. _ want to talk about the cost of living crisis, i— want to talk about the cost of

digital and technical developments in practice is already solving another important task of national energy securityl help calculate and adjust the test operation in such a way that emissions to the environment are minimal. and here's what you can't really save on. this reading in russia is becoming more expensive paper, which means that the printing building, according to the publishing house, the cost of nickname has already increased by 30%. this could lead to a drop in demand for printed buildings and their scarcity experts say the smell of this book. well, you know, each of them has a very special each book in his collection - this is more than one and a half thousand volumes. elena fedorova knows part of the book treasures by sight. got it by inheritance. something in the difficult times of book shortages worked out for her, and now each new acquisition is a great joy and pleasure that can be stretched for years for a book, i read with a pencil. i underline everything. i then take them and re-read them. i am so interested and i think, oh, and there i read, for example, in the eighties , and no

national security advisor's in the obama era. as this is the same. a couple of things are different. one is, the issue that has expanded over the past decade. technology and national security. energy and cognitive national security are becoming more relevant. the intersection of a foreign policy and domestic policy, covid elevated the kind of question of security pandemic as. there are added directives. we have a different compilation of actors. as factors. some say that's probably the biggest way in which things have evolved from the time president obama was in office until now. >> what time do you have for relaxation or staying in shape? do you have time to exercise? do you have time for staying just healthy? >> not really. in fact, hopefully i'm still mentally good and emotionally good fighting shape. i do try to exercise, but i would say the thing i have fallen on the job is keeping up a really good exercise and sleep regimen. and obviously a good diet. i was reverting to eating i did in college. >> ok. so let me ask you about the stakes. everyone has made mistakes in life. when you look back, would you say you have made any mistakes that you can talk about publicly? would you

or the actions in ukraine — but also the challenges we face right now, whether that's national security, or energyed by a change of leadership would not be in the national interest. other opposition parties, sensing a moment of weakness for the prime minister, are not letting up their attacks, too. you have someone who has lost the moral authority, _ lost the trust and laughed at the british people. - he was partying while people were making sacrifices. - and they're determined to see through the inquiry parliament will now hold to determine whether mrjohnson lied to it. there is a point of principle here, which is that, if you allow a prime minister to mislead parliament without any repercussions, we end up in a very dangerous place. so there's no chance borisjohnson can bid goodbye to his troubles soon. what happened in downing street could lead to more fines — and he knows his own mps, some already wavering, will be watching the results of local elections in less than two weeks' time. a team of international scientists have been exploring a remote chain of islands off the coast of mexico — aimi

national security advisor in the obama administration. the fundamental skeleton of the process of the same. there are a couple things different. one is the issues set has expanded over the past decade. technology. national security. energy and climate and national security. is only becoming more relevant good the intersection between foreign and domestic policy. covid i think has introduced or elevated the kind of question of biosecurity, pandemic preparedness in a different way than how it existed before. so i added directorates to the national security council. we have a different consolation of actors around the table, a broader consolation of actors around the table thatn what was previously. i would say that's the biggest way in which things have evolved from the time president obama was involved. -- evolved. >> what time do you have for relaxation or getting in shape? do you exercise any more? do you have time for that? do you have any time for staying just healthy? >> not really. and in fact, yes, i'm not, i'm not in fighting shape physically. hopefully i'm still in emotional good shape. i do try to exercise. i would say the thing i have probably fallen down on the job most since beginning has been keeping up a r

but also the challenges we face right now, whether that is national security or energy security, unparallelednge in leadership would not be in the national interest. he would rather be talking about the rising cost of living, so he says. cost of living, or so he says. today, the labour leader is calling for an emergency budget to help had pressed families. so why, then, did he spend so long last week talking about if you or anybody else think i'm not bothered by standards the laws that he made, that it doesn't matter that his authority to lead the country is shot through. really want to defend it because they are sick of defending the _ indefensible. then i'm sorry, i am not going to shy away from that. sir keir starmer is not alone in wanting the prime minister gone, with other opposition parties more than happy to stick the boot in. you've got someone who has lost that moral authority, he has lost the trust, he has laughed at the british people. he was partying when people were making sacrifices. there was a point of principle here which is that if you allow a prime minister to mislead parl

folks, i firmly believe energy security is national security. while president biden claims to support america's clean energy economy, he is turning his back on the rfs in favor of electric vehicles, which will only make us more dependent on china. science is on our side here too. biofuel has enabled the u.s. to cut emissions from the transportation sector for other a decade. between 2008 and 2020 the rfs saved nearly 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions, and it's only getting cleaner. the latest research shows corn ethanol is 46% less carbon intense if than petroleum-based gasoline and biodiesel is 74% less carbon intensive. biofuel can further reduce greenhouse gas emissions with carbon capture and sequestration technologies and on farm practices, which many of our iowa farmers are already doing. let's follow the science and use biofuel as a clean energy policy. it's not only a clean energy source. biofuel is also great for our economy and our pocketbooks. iowa corn and soybean farmers had record high crop

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dana: national security is energy security were just talk about this with the panel.t can you do to try to push the biden administration to try to help us get back to more independence when it comes to our own energy? >> it's really ridiculous. the administration wants everybody else to produce more except us. they want us to be green so they are going after our allies in the middle east asking them to up production. look, we were energy independent as late as 2019. we can be energy independent again. the administration is to take the shackles off of domestic production but we can meet our own needs and we can export and help the europeans as they wean themselves away from russian oil and gas which i think clearly it now they realize is the best and safest path forward. putin's invasion has done a lot to unify native and get the attention of nato. it's also noteworthy that secretary general of nato pointed out we are going to beef up the troops along the eastern border of nato. the frontline countries. this has been a good lesson of the importance of nato. once again

approach to power our nation which includes hydrogen, renewables, fossil fuels, carbon technologies, hydropower, the importance of this cannot be overstated. energy is national security. as a practical matter to stop the revenues going from europe to fund the russian war machine, the administration must change policies to get more american l.n.g. to europe to substitute for russian gas. this requires more pipelines, more infrastructure, more export facilities, of course. unfortunately, we aren't off to a very good start on that front. the president's tax proposals released with his recent budget submission to congress eliminates important tax provisions used by our domestic producers, like the deduction for intangible drilling costs which allows natural gas and oil producers to deduct costs that are necessary for the drilling in preparation of wells. let's take an approach here where we're encouraging again all of the above in order to ensure our national security and to help our allies in europe. the ruble has just about fully recovered to its preinvasion value because russia is still bringing in these revenues from the sale of its energy. shares on russia's stock m

enlisted by the government's economic commission to help analyze how renewable energy development can contribute to the national security announced an energy plan that would significantly increase the use of coal power, greenid proposed a plan that would increase energy efficiency, expand renewable solar and wind energy, and reduce the number of coal plants. after fourears of collaboration, the prime minister announced a plan that would eliminate dozens of coal plants from the proposed energy plan. -[ speaking in foreign language ] -[ translating ] when we heard the decision, we shouted and even cried, because we were proud that we had contributed to a better future for vietnam. the current prime minister has emphasized many times that the priority is not to sacrifice the environment for economic development. -[ speaking in foreign language ] -[ translating ] i'm encouraged for everyone who is working to help protect our environment and also provide a model for other developing countries in asia. ♪♪ ♪♪ -south africa was the home to the grassroots movement that confronted apartheid and all of its horrendous consequences.

energy costs down. by creating more national security. dent biden to take our momentum, people's fear, their disgust at the war, their disgust with energy prices and use that to solidify a message to the american people that now is the time to transportation, this is where national security is, this is where jobs are. we will push him to do it. this is a gift to the president as we see it. we see him accepting it. >> we're running out of time. but if it's a national security issue, and the pentagon said such, why is it a partisan issue as well? why is it not something you hear republicans and democrats fight for in unison? >> kevin? >> it is. that's the thing. i think that we're going to find a lot of conservatives and folks on the other side of the aisle getting behind the campaign. we can all get behind supporting our defendant of defense, security our national security interests abroad and here at home. we will find a coalition of folks that come together behind this effort. >> we said the koch brothers but we should point out that davi

as the secretary of energy your responsibility is strengthening and protecting the nation's energy security and in order to maximize america's energy abundance, we have to modernize our infrastructure and restart energy leases and build more pipelines, export facilities and strengthen our supply chain so they are more resilient. we must lead by example. we should consider issuing waivers to streamline the process in expert facilities -- export facilities and sent out a message that our country will be a stable supply of gas for many years to come. our allies need to push back on russia and build more import facilities and pipeline interconnections. independent agencies within doe is needlessly postponing decisions on dozens of projects by adding much to the rigorous environmental review projects, making matters worse, they have also injected uncertainty in the process by throwing out targets of bipartisan president and changing natural gas policy ways that contradict the fact. i intend to use today's hearing to learn more about the steps, they want to take to encourage more energy productio

that act of 2005 and a security act which mandated the rfs in part to help reduce america's dependence on foreign nations to firmly believe energyity is national security and while president biden he is turning his back on the rfs in favor of electric vehicles which will only make us more dependent on china and science is on our side. it is able to over a decade between 2008 and 2020 the rfs saved nearly 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and it's only getting cleaner the latest research shows ethanol is less carbon intensive and that's less intensive than petroleum-based diesel and biofuel can further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and then the conservation practices so let's follow the science of these biofuel energy policy. is not only the clean energy source that biofuel is great for our economy and pocketbooks. iowa corn and soybean farmers had record crop yields it accounts for over $5 billion gdp generates two.$6 billion per household and supports 46000 jobs in iowa alone. in my rural areas. it's the cheapest form of fuel by about 50 cents. and with record high inflation makes sense to make it more readil

as the secretary said, we can be more energy independent, we can strengthen our national security, we can reduce pollution and we can put more money in americans' pockets. that's good for everyone. we are very proud of our work on these new fuel economy standards. and we will continue to advance policies here at nhtsa that promote environmental justice, address longstanding equity issues, make life more affordable and increase safety. before turning the podium back to dr. cliff, i just want to comment on his remarkable leadership. since the day he walked in the virtual door, he has been just a remarkable leader at nhtsa. i think anybody who has been here can attest to that. he's also been a remarkable friend and colleague to me. steve, back to you. [applause] mr. cliff: ann, thank you so much. you know i feel the same way. and very much appreciate how your leadership has also inspired the team. i would like to personally say thank you to every nhtsa employee who has kr-blted to the drafting of this new -- contributed to the drafting of these new fuel economy standards. your contributi

republicans of the biden administration and democrats' policies on energy, but they also brought in a witness, donald trump's former national security h.r. mcmaster who was there to make the connection between energy and national security. it's really a good example of what we'll see republicans try to do writ large going into this heavy midterm election year trying to paint the picture that inflation increased cost those are the fault of democrats and at the same time you look no further than the recent polling and those are the issues that americans care about this hearing is a good example of what we'll be hearing from republicans and democrats alike this year. >> ali vitale, thank you. >> since the war began, millions of refugees have escaped to neighboring poland now a business owner there is cooking up a way for refugees to bring a part of home with them that is long the way. >>> the first criminal charges unsealed against a russian oligarch since russia invaded rae. at xfinity, we live and work in the same neighborhood as you. we're always working to keep you connected to what you love. and now, we're working to bring you the

building a made in america clean energy will safeguard national security and yes it will help us tackle climate change and yes it will help ensure it creates millions of good jobs for generations to come. most importantly the most important in my plan will do right away is to save the family money and here's what i mean. under my plan that's before the congress that we can take advantage of the next generation of electric vehicles. the typical driver will save $80 a month from not having to pay for gas at the pump. her home is powered by safer cleaner g. like solar and he pumps big you can save about $500 on average. take my word for it the ceos of america's largest utility companies came to see me at the white house several weeks ago and they told me typical families will be saving show up on their utility bill immediately. the cost will come down even more as we develop cutting-edge energy technologies clean hydrogen technology bans nuclear technology carbon sequestering technology. by the way this week's benefit i include in the bipartisan infrastructure law helps families weather is

i put the national interests of my country first energy security," she said.european union want to strangle the russian economy. they perceive china and india, the largest countries in the world, as economic loopholes for russia, and they are trying behind the scenes and publicly to put diplomatic pressure on them to force india to stop paying money. i think it will be difficult for them to sell this because the india-russia alliance goes back to the soviet era. the white house should apologize and i hope biden regrets saying that india is hesitant. india has maintained a principled foreign policy from the beginning. walls that such an approach to russia is counterproductive, as far as europe is concerned, and for biden there is only half of europe and the other half is russia what he wants to do he wants to destroy the security of one part of russia and you think that this will do the other half of the security of the united states elected a president who 50 years behind the times. us sanctions against russia create new challenges for world amid pandemic, chi

leverage to putin and must prioritize energy security as a matter of national security. it just baffles me why the biden administration continues to pursue policies that domestic energy producers weaken the position of allies and ultimately place in the hands of adversarial states around the world who seek to weaponize access to energy, we must get back to american energy dominance. general mcmaster, you mention authorities use their power over energy supplies to coerce opponents. the biden administration in my view is playing right into russia's hands by pursuing restrictive energy policies and negotiating with dictators in venezuela rather than producing american energy and getting our country back to prebiden administration energy dominance where we were net exporters then and some of this may be ground covered but general, can you explain what is at stake if the united states continues down this road and becomes irreversibly dependent on adversaries like russia and iran to meet energy needs? >> congressman, thank you, we all live and learn. i'm hoping the biden admini

that act of 2005 and a security act which mandated the rfs in part to help reduce america's dependence on foreign nations to firmly believe energyity is national security and while president biden he is turning his back on the rfs in favor of electric vehicles which will only make us more dependent on china and science is on our side. it is able to over a decade between 2008 and 2020 the rfs saved nearly 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent and it's only getting cleaner the latest research shows ethanol is less carbon intensive and that's less intensive than petroleum-based diesel and biofuel can further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and then the conservation practices so let's follow the science of these biofuel energy policy. is not only the clean energy source that biofuel is great for our economy and pocketbooks. iowa corn and soybean farmers had record crop yields it accounts for over $5 billion gdp generates two.$6 billion per household and supports 46000 jobs in iowa alone. in my rural areas. it's the cheapest form of fuel by about 50 cents. and with record high inflation makes sense to make it more readil

the last -- a lot of time in the last months since the war broke out talking about national security and the lack of energy security and rising energy cost and what that means. and maybe in the background and maybe too much in the background have been this issue about food security what this could mean for long-time food supply chains. and so i am thrilled today to have convinced our great friend, america's great patriot cindy mccain to join me. ambassador cindy mccain was brought in by the bind administration to serve to u.n. agencies in rome on november 5th, 2001, one of our first ambassadors approved by congress. what you need to know about cindy is that every challenge she taken on, things get done. and people get spoken to. and the world backs better place whether it is the work that she's done on human trafficking where she is really led the world in raising a wearness but also providing meaningful solutions, the mining in many, many countries where she has worked very, very diligently to make those countries secure for future generations. and now, taking on this global challenge. she has been an inc

know american energy can help supply them in an environmentally sound way and also in a place they don't find what is happening in ukraine. >> sean: it is great for our national securityr job creation, high paying career jobs in the energy sector. it is great for lessening the load of inflation. everything will cost less. it solves so many of our problems, and we can help out our allies in europe. anyway, kevin mccarthy, thank you for being with us. straight ahead, more covid lunacy from the left. they want to make sure that you know that they are still wearing their masks. we will explain that. plus, biden doesn't seem to know exactly what to do following the ruling from that judge in florida. we will get reaction, pennsylvania senate candidate dr. oz reacts when we returned straight ahead. ♪ ♪ i was 39 weeks pregnant and i got covid and was hospitalized for a month. i had a blood clot in my lungs. i thought i was gonna die. i was worried that he was gonna grow up without a mom. i don't want this to happen anybody else. get your vaccine. ♪ ♪ >> sean: on the right, far left democrats, their allies, they can't let go of their pandemic power grabs and are now melting do

energy transition. i think. not only have we left the global economy at risk. we have left our national security at risk and we are seeing that play out on russia. vladimir putin has been planning this for decades. he has seen his energy dom naps and is he taking advantage of it. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> bret: the s&p 500 gained 9. the nasdaq dropped 2. russia and the u.s. have carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange in a time of high tensions. moscow released marine veteran trevor reid who was imprisoned for nearly three years over allegations he assaulted a russian police officer. the u.s. traded a drug trafficker serving a 20 year federal prison sentence. the exchange took place in turkey meantime here at home the trial involving hillary clinton's former campaign attorney will soon be underway. remember this is part of the john durham investigation into the origin of the trump-russia probe. michael sussmann appeared in federal court this afternoon for a federal hearing. correspondent david spunt has details on what to expect from next month's trial. good evening, david. >> i

energy package. obviously we have national security issues and obligations we have to fulfill with our own energy, withnatural gas. we have the issue currently with high gas prices. what is realistic? what would a bipartisan and climate energy deal look like to you? >> that's a important question, and as i listen to john hipper looper, it's no wonder why we are in the same room, and we have the start thinking about the negotiation, what price is one side willing to pay to get the other side what we they had and want. if we could have fuel neutral things, and by that i mean if we are going to go into the tax code and start talking about credits, and let's focus on emissions and not on the fuel choice, because the fuel choice becomes part of the politics. and chuck, the one thing we don't acknowledge enough, is if all we did, and i am not suggestion this, and if all we did is replace venezuelan oil, we would already be bringing down greenhouse gas emissions and that could be considered climate, but that's not good enough for democrats. i think you put everything on the table. you and i have talked about