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From: Science Space and Tech Committee PressSent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:05 PMSubject: Chairman Hall Responds to Presidents Energy Policies in State of the Union Address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 24, 2012

Press Contact: Zachary Kurz

Chairman Hall Responds to Presidents EnergyPolicies in State of the Union Address

Washington DC Following this evenings State of the Union address, Rep. Ralph Hall (R-

TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, released thefollowing statement:

Tonight the President once more devoted significant time and attention to energy as a

key to American prosperity and the economic recoverythat much we can agree on. Butthis was his third State of the Union address, and by now it is clear that his lofty rhetoric

goes nowhere when it comes to policies that will actually increase domestic energysupply and production. His message may appear supportive of encouraging all forms of

energy, but past experience has shown these promises ring hollow. Nothing the Presidentcould have said tonight would make me believe it wasnt accompanied by a wink to the

EPA as it continues its all-out assault on American industry and the U.S. economy.

For example, the President incredibly said he would take every possible action toexpand domestic natural gas production, when in fact his EPA appears to be doing the

exact opposite. Much of the Presidents regulatory agenda is based on shaky science, andas Chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology Committee, I will continue rigorous

oversight to ensure the administrations regulations are developed in an open and

transparent manner and based on sound science. EPAs ongoing efforts to regulatehydraulic fracturing are a great example. Natural gas is a vital domestic resource, andhydraulic fracturing is a well-established process borne from American ingenuity,

enabling greatly increased production of clean, affordable energy. This production iscritical to Americas economic growth, and yet EPA continues its quest to suspend this

process by any means.

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