Legislation Includes Provision to Streamline Approval Process for LNG Exports
Texas Insider Reporlt: WASHINGTON DC In a speech on the Senate floor today U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) applauded Senate passage of the
Energy Policy Modernization Act the first major update to Americas energy policies in a decade. Excerpts of his remarks are below and video can be found
here.
Today we were finally able to move forward with an energy bill the Energy Policy Modernization Act. Weve all been working on that legislation for some time now and Im glad we got it done earlier today."
This legislation is important to the country because it helps update our energy policies and helps America produce more energy use it more efficiently and save money in the process. One of the most significant portions of that legislation was streamlining the approval process for liquefied natural gas exports."
Its good for our economy good for jobs good for the world really for America to be able to export more of its natural gas and oil for that matter something we dealt with at the end of last year when we lifted the antiquated export ban on crude oil. But this legislation like the Federal Aviation authorization bill is another example of how the Senate is now back to work."
