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Today, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) spoke on the House Floor regarding Russia's evil invasion of Ukraine.  Rouzer called on the United States to bolster our support to the people of Ukraine, and argued for the need to replace Russian energy with American energy by unleashing American energy production.

Click here or on the image above to view his full remarks.

Key excerpts from the speech:

On standing in solidarity with Ukraine:

"While much has been done to help Ukraine's defenses since Russia invaded and much has been donated in humanitarian assistance, it is not enough.  We must, we must, do more.  We must send more weapons, more planes, more missiles, whatever is needed.  The Ukrainians are going to fight to the very end.  We must provide them every resource they need to win this war in whatever way that we possibly can.  For if freedom is defeated in Ukraine, where her people fight eagerly and will to the very end, it will surely have no safe harbor elsewhere." 

On banning Russian oil imports and the Iran Nuclear Deal:

"President Biden's decision to ban the importation of Russian oil is a good step, albeit late and only after mounting bipartisan pressure to do so.  There is no good reason for the United States to ever subsidize the Russian economy and President Putin's military by buying oil from Russia, a source of Putin's leverage with the West for years."

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"And on a separate issue, nor is it a good idea for the U.S. to be sitting alongside Russia, negotiating with Iran on a deal that paves Iran's path to a nuclear weapon —  another pot of trouble brewing for the world, as evidenced by their missiles launched at Israelis and Americans in Iraq this past weekend."

On unleashing American energy dominance:

"Given all the challenges we face in the world today, we must immediately unleash American energy production so that we in the United States and our allies around the world can have access to affordable and reliable energy." 

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"President Biden must reverse, with the stroke of a pen, every anti-fossil fuel policy he has put in place during the past year.  If the president wants to lower gas prices at the pump and protect the environment, he is the one person who can do it . . . The world is going to meet its energy needs with oil and gas one way or the other, it's just a question from where it comes.  We can do it better and cleaner than anyone else. So why not do it here and serve the call of freedom."