1600 Daily The White House • May 14, 2019 Memo to the far left: The Energy Revolution is Already Here

The White House • May 14, 2019 Memo to the far left: The energy revolution is already here     A few hours ago, President Donald J. Trump spoke before a crowd of construction and energy workers in Hackberry, Louisiana. He was in town to tour the Cameron LNG export facility—new energy infrastructure that will support jobs and small businesses in southwest Louisiana for the next 20 years and beyond. He made them a promise: On his watch, America will never stop fighting to protect its spot as the “energy superpower of the world.”     President Trump: “A future of American energy independence” Both parties should agree on that vision. But in 2019, nothing is simple. The far left in Congress has embraced a different mission: the “Green New Deal.” Rather than get behind the American energy revolution that has both cut carbon emissions and delivered high-paying jobs and affordable power in recent years, Congressional Democrats want Congress to pick which industries win and which ones lose. In their view, if a clean energy revolution isn’t run out of Washington, it doesn’t count. No matter. “The golden era of American energy is now underway,” President Trump says—even if the far left refuses to join our citizens for the ride. Here is what the age of U.S. energy dominance looks like under President Trump: America has become the largest crude oil producer on Earth.   The United States has become a net natural gas exporter for the first time since 1957.   Total energy production across various sources reached record highs in 2018.   Mining and oil and gas extraction has contributed to economic growth in 49 states.   So the scorecard: More high-paying jobs for workers. Cheaper energy for American families. Lower taxes on the middle class. And cleaner, modern power with lower emissions for our booming economy. Not a bad deal—even if Congressional Democrats don’t get to claim credit for this one. President Trump: The age of American energy dominance is here. NASA’s mission: Return to the moon by 2024 Yesterday, President Trump shared big news as he set new priorities for America’s future in space. “Under my Administration, we are restoring [NASA] to greatness and we are going back to the Moon, then Mars,” the President wrote on Twitter. NASA is set to bring America back to the lunar surface by 2024. This new mission is fittingly named Artemis, after the Greek goddess of the Moon—and Apollo’s twin sister. Even more historic: The next man on the moon will be accompanied by the first woman to ever step foot on its surface. “Everyone who is of age remembers where they were when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon. We are trying to create that moment for the next generation,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says. “NASA plans to land the first woman on the moon by 2024.” Photo of the Day Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead President Trump participates in a walking tour of Cameron LNG Export Terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana | May 14, 2019