WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, which is chaired by U.S. Representatives Tom Reed (R-NY), Gene Green (D-TX), Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), and Jim Costa (D-CA), today convened a congressional field hearing at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pa. The Caucus received testimony from state and local officials and community and business leaders on the economic impacts of natural gas production and related industry development in the Marcellus S... Read more

Rep. Tom Reed said Dresser-Rand’s Olean and Wellsville facilities will soon see a production influx, with the manufacturer’s announcement today that it received a project award from Apex Compressed Air Energy Storage, LLC to manufacture key components for a new Texas-based compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility. “Dresser-Rand’s $200 million contract is great news for the Wellsville and Olean communities,” Reed said. “The decision to have facility equipment manufactured here in our distric... Read more

Residents in Tompkins County could be the latest beneficiaries of natural gas development if the Cayuga Power Plant makes a shift from coal to natural gas. Rep. Tom Reed highlighted today a proposal from the Upstate New York Power Producers to repower the coal-fired plant along Cayuga Lake with natural gas. “We could see more than 500 construction jobs and 90 permanent jobs created through repowering,” Reed said. “The benefits go beyond jobs directly linked to repowering – this means future jobs... Read more

Rep. Tom Reed highlighted today a local utility plant report concluding how plentiful natural gas reserves can help lower utility rates for consumers, including homeowners and manufacturers. “As evidenced by the Dunkirk NRG utility plant, our ability to access this clean-burning fuel will help provide cheaper electricity rates from natural gas fired generators, lowering costs for home heating and attracting manufacturers to the area,” Reed said. “Simply put, this means more money in people's poc... Read more

U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Tom Reed (R-NY), Gene Green (D-TX) and Jim Costa (D-CA) today announced an expanded, four-member leadership team for the Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, a bipartisan effort to educate Members of Congress and the American people about the importance of natural gas as a domestic energy resource, its role in meeting the nation’s energy demand and in attaining energy security. U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA): “The United States is wi... Read more

Congressman Tom Reed welcomed the West Valley Citizen Task Force to Washington and met with them at the Department of Energy Tuesday to discuss the importance of continued clean-up of the West Valley Demonstration Project. “One of the most important functions of government is to protect public safety,” Reed said. “Seeing this project through to completion will provide long-term economic and environmental benefits to the region while protecting our residents from very real risks. Any delay incre... Read more

At a press conference held at the Dandy Mini-Mart on Church Street in Elmira today, Congressman Tom Reed cited high gasoline prices as an example of how our lack of national energy policy is hurting the economy. “Gasoline prices are still too high, more than double what they were just three years ago,” Reed noted. “High gasoline prices hurt consumers by raising the cost of transportation and the cost of goods.” “High gas prices particularly hurt small businesses,” Reed continued. “High prices me... Read more

Noting that Americans are feeling greater pain at the pump every day as they fill their gas tanks, Congressman Tom Reed today renewed his call for a domestic energy plan to lower U.S. reliance on Middle East oil. “I filled up Saturday as we were driving to our town hall meetings and paid more than four dollars per gallon for gasoline for my Buick,” Reed said. “Every day, rising fuel costs take a bigger bite out of people’s wallets.” Reed noted that the price American families pay for gasoline ha... Read more

Congressman Tom Reed announced this morning that he will introduce the Low Income Heating Improvement Act in the House of Representatives. The legislation will ensure that LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) funds are directed first to cold-weather states. “The goal is to restore the LIHEAP funding to its original purpose: funding heat for low-income families and individuals in cold-weather states,” Reed explained. “Our bill ensures that LIHEAP funds go to cold-weather states that... Read more

Congressman Tom Reed today joined three House colleagues in calling for Governor Andrew Cuomo to name a representative from the New York Farm Bureau to his Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory Panel. Reps. Chris Gibson, Richard Hanna and Bill Owens teamed with Reed to send a letter to Gov. Cuomo recommending that the agriculture community be represented on the panel given the significant impact that natural gas exploration will have on family farms The members jointly wrote that it is important that a ... Read more