{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://kelly.house.gov/press-release/rep-mike-kelly-deliver-weekly-gop-address", "Rep. Mike Kelly Delivers the Weekly National GOP Address", "2014-12-19", "2014", "2014-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) was selected by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to deliver the weekly Republican address to the nation on Saturday, December 20, 2014. Rep. Kelly represents Pennsylvania\u2019s Third Congressional District, and his holiday-themed message focused on the importance of developing all forms of American energy for the sake of spurring new job creation and robust economic growth.\n\u201cI am sincerely honored to be selected by Speaker Boehner to deliver this week\u2019s national address on behalf of our colleagues,\u201d said Rep. Kelly. \u201cMy message will echo the American people\u2019s strong support for unleashing our nation\u2019s vast energy potential in order to usher in new jobs, lower energy costs, and a much stronger economy. Especially as Americans gather with loved ones during this season of hope, it\u2019s crucial that we chart an optimistic course for the future that seizes all of the abundant, affordable, and accessible energy resources that we\u2019ve been blessed with. From coal production to the Keystone Pipeline construction, it\u2019s time for President Obama to work Republicans to give the American people the energy future they want and deserve.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\nThe Weekly Republican Address is also available at Speaker.gov and GOP.gov.\nTEXT OF REP. KELLY'S ADDRESS:\nGood morning, I\u2019m Mike Kelly, and I have the tremendous privilege of representing Pennsylvania\u2019s Third Congressional District.\n\tToday I\u2019m offering President Obama a lump of coal for Christmas.\n\tNot because he\u2019s been bad this year \u2013 though I\u2019ll get to that.  \n\t\u00a0  No, I\u2019m offering the president a lump of coal because this product right here holds the potential for a 21st-century economic revival.\u00a0\n\tYou see, coal is our most abundant and valuable resource.\u00a0 It lights our homes, keeps our electric bills low, and puts food on the table for countless families.\u00a0 More than 40,000 jobs in my state alone are tied to coal.\n\tBut this isn\u2019t just about coal country \u2013 no, it\u2019s about our whole country.\u00a0\n\tBecause no other nation in the world has been blessed with such abundant, affordable, and accessible resources.\u00a0\n\tAnd with all that God has given us, we shouldn\u2019t be just trying to keep up with the pack.\u00a0 My goodness, we should be leading the world.\n\tNow if only we had a president willing to seize this opportunity.\n\tHe tells us he\u2019s for \u2018all of the above\u2019 but then he leaves out everything that\u2019s below.\n\tThe president said he would bankrupt the coal industry and he\u2019s spent his presidency trying to do just that.\u00a0 Federal regulations have already forced two coal-fired power plants in my district to close over the past two years.\u00a0 Hundreds more are set to shut down around the country.\u00a0\n\tHe\u2019s put up so many roadblocks to American energy that all our production is coming from state and private lands.\n\tNow even when the president\u2019s own party stopped him from imposing his cap-and-trade tax, he said it was \u2018just one way of skinning the cat\u2019 and then he directed the EPA to do his bidding for him.\n\tInstead of forcing our workers to live with less, the president should let us use our God-given resources and talents to help Americans get back to work and make our nation the energy superpower it can be \u2013 and quite frankly, that it needs to be.\u00a0\n\tSo whether it\u2019s stopping these regulations, expediting infrastructure, or expanding production, there\u2019s so much we can do to encourage the development of all forms of American energy.\u00a0\n\tThese aren\u2019t just Republican solutions \u2013 these are common-sense American ideas that have support in both parties.\u00a0 You\u2019re going to see them again in the new Congress, starting with a vote to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.\n\tBecause manufacturing things, making things \u2013 and doing it better than anyone else in the world \u2013 that\u2019s what America\u2019s always been about.\u00a0 That\u2019s how we\u2019ve built such a robust and dynamic economy.\u00a0 If we all pull together, we can make 2015 the year we restore our nation of builders. \u00a0\n\tBut that\u2019s next year. \u00a0Right now, we are getting ready to celebrate Christmas.\u00a0 And as we do, I hope you\u2019ll set aside a moment to remember all those who gave their lives this year for the cause of freedom, and pray for those spending this holiday season away from their families and loved ones.\n\tMerry Christmas everyone, and may God continue to bless the United States of America.\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://kelly.house.gov/press-release/rep-mike-kelly-deliver-weekly-gop-address"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4386600814759731, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}