Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) named Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX) to serve on a bipartisan conference committee tasked to resolve differences between the House and Senate over final energy legislation. Congressman Weber released the following statement:

“I’m humbled to be named to the conference committee that will produce final legislation to modernize our nation’s energy policy while promoting economic growth and job creation. My district is a hub for energy production. I represent thousands of constituents who work in the energy sector, and I have learned a lot from them about how this industry is negatively affected by the government. I will take this knowledge and provide much-needed insight to the conference committee on how we should move forward. This will be the first time in 10 years that Congress may actually pass an overhaul of our outdated energy laws and rid the industry of burdensome regulations and red-tape.”

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