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Pearce Applauds Trump Rollback Of Envrionmental Regulations

Rep. Steve Pearce (R) New Mexico

Commentary: Congressman Steve Pearce today released the following statement after President Trump signed the Energy Independence Executive Order:

“The Obama Administration continuously attacked our nation’s production of reliable energy resources, which crippled economic opportunity in New Mexico and across the nation. Today’s Executive Order by President Trump revamps our nation’s energy production by declaring an end to the War on Coal, the BLM’s hydraulic fracturing rule, the BLM’s venting and flaring rules, and the EPA’s methane rule. Overturning these job-killing regulations will reduce government overreach and return the power back to the states where it belongs.”

Rep. Pearce continued to state, “New Mexicans deserve affordable energy and greater access to good-paying jobs that comes with domestic energy production. Relieving our nation of some of these harmful Obama-era energy regulations allows us to move towards an ‘all of the above’ energy plan that stimulates job growth and reinvests in New Mexico’s resource production. This means more money for schools teachers, hospitals, law enforcement, and other essential services our local economies rely on. Today’s actions will also allow New Mexico to have the opportunity to become a stronger leader in our nation’s energy development.”

As a longtime member and current Chairman Emeritus of the Congressional Western Caucus, Rep. Pearce has supported efforts to relieve families, small businesses, farmers, and ranchers in New Mexico from burdensome environmental regulations. Most recently, Rep. Pearce has applauded moves by President Trump to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline permit and rollback the BLM’s Planning 2.0 rule that limited local community input on land management decisions.