Jim Baird: Big Beautiful Bill Is A 'Historic Win For America's Energy Sector'

During a speech on the House floor on Wednesday, Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) spoke about the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss how the Big Beautiful Bill makes American energy dominant again

00:07by resuming leasing for dominant and domestic energy production.

00:12This includes onshore and offshore oil and gas leases, as well as coal leases.

00:17The One Big Beautiful Bill strengthens the grid reliably and invests the building key energy and critical minerals infrastructure

00:24through the Energy Dominance and Financing Program.

00:27This legislation also finally repeals the Green New Deal subsidies from the Democrats' so-called Inflation Reduction Act,

00:35such as the tax credit giveaway for expensive, unreliable electric vehicles.

00:39This historic bill also restores our energy security by starting to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,

00:46which was drained under the previous administration.

00:48This Big Beautiful Bill is a historic win for America's great energy sector

00:53that will help reduce energy costs for hardworking families in my district and across the nation.

01:00And I thank you and yield back.

01:03Thank you, Mr. Baird.