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Lower energy prices and create energy jobs by making America energy dominant, unleashing Pennsylvania's oil and natural gas production, and streamlining permitting for production and LNG exporting.

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ChampionedFact-checker reviewConfidence: 82%

Verified: the cited primary source loads and documents that Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) introduced (authored/lead-sponsored) the Unlock American Energy and Jobs Act on April 30, 2026, a permitting-reform package targeting federal chokepoints for energy production and LNG exporting — directly advancing the promise's 'streamlining permitting for production and LNG exporting' and 'energy dominance' components, and citing Pennsylvania natural gas/Marcellus, energy jobs, and affordable energy. The rating's quote 'cuts through the red tape' appears verbatim ('This section cuts through the red tape that federal regulators have used to slow or block LNG terminal approvals'). Independent secondary coverage (NAM, Marcellus Drilling News, The Center Square) confirms this is 'McCormick's permitting bill' with him taking the lead. CHAMPIONED is appropriate rather than FULL: he demonstrably led/authored the effort, but the outcome is not achieved — the bill is only introduced (not enacted), and energy prices/jobs have not measurably moved as a result. Leadership requirement for CHAMPIONED is met.

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