WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following testimony by James R. Conde, partner at Boyden Gray PLLC, on behalf of the Prime Mover Institute, from a Sept. 2, 2026, hearing entitled "No Flame, More Pain: How State and Local Bans on Natural Gas Increase Costs":

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Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost, and Members of the Subcommittee: