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After Democrats Push Bill to Send Fracked Gas to EU, Trump Includes in Budget

And in terms of who lobbied for this bill, I think that was sort of this, as you said, this has been pushed since the beginning of the year. What was news here is looking at the lobbying disclosure forms and the number one proponent of this bill, it was the American Petroleum Institute or API, which is the lobbying voice of the oil and gas industry, which has spent every quarter of this year that's been documented so far lobbying on behalf of this bill. So, that's really who's behind this bill.

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U.S. Senators Introduce Expedited LNG for American Allies Act, 2012

The "Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013" amends Federal law by requiring the Secretary of Energy to approve exports of natural gas to NATO allies and Japan.

The Act would also require the Secretary of Energy to approve exports of natural gas to any other country if the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, finds that exports of natural gas to that country would promote the national security interests of the United States.

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS          

JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts, Chairman          
BARBARA BOXER, California            RICHARD G. LUGAR, Indiana
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey          BOB CORKER, Tennessee
BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland         JAMES E. RISCH, Idaho
ROBERT P. CASEY, Jr., Pennsylvania   MARCO RUBIO, Florida
JIM WEBB, Virginia                   JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma
JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire        JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
CHRISTOPHER A. COONS, Delaware       JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois          JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming
TOM UDALL, New Mexico                MIKE LEE, Utah

For years, Russia has used its vast natural gas resources as political leverage against many of our NATO allies, especially those in eastern Europe. This practice was highlighted by Senator Lugar's (R-IN) Foreign Relations Committee-Minority Staff Report entitled, "Energy and Security from the Caspian to Europe" (December 12, 2012).

The role of natural gas as a primary fuel in the near future, including comparisons of acquisition, transmission and waste handling costs of as with competitive alternatives
Boxer-Kerry climate bill, 2009

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