Energy is Critical to Economy

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Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, America's energy is critical toward our economy, toward people of all income levels. Energy is the cornerstone of either a strong economy or a hyperinflation one like we are seeing now. Either government spending or the cost of energy or both are the reasons why we are where we are these days.

Important things we could be doing are building more nuclear power plants and offering more hydroelectric power as well as natural gas, which we have so abundantly in this country.

Now, there are a lot of people worried about CO2, which is only 0.04 percent of our atmosphere, but let's play along for a moment: nuclear energy, zero CO2; hydroelectric power, zero CO2.

What do we have happening? They are trying to, and successfully in my district, get rid of hydroelectric dams that are already built and make low-cost, 24/7 power.

They are after nuclear power plants until recently. California just got a 5-year extension on its nuclear power plant. Otherwise, it was slated to close in 2024 and 2025 its two reactors.

We can't afford to lose energy that is 24/7 available power for our economy, for our sustenance. We need to build more.

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