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Congressman-elect Bresnahan on how he turned a Democratic Pennsylvania district into the GOP
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Congressman-elect Bresnahan on how he turned a Democratic Pennsylvania district into the GOP

Rob Bresnahan:

Well, I can talk about myself specifically and something I believe in a lot is a balanced budget. And I’m also a big believer that energy is the biggest derivative of rising cost inflation.

So in northeastern Pennsylvania, one out of every two homes is heated with natural gas. Pennsylvania, the natural gas industry generates over $76 billion a year in wages and $40 – $76 billion in GDP and $45 billion in wages.

So being able to generate natural gas and the fracking industry specifically in Pennsylvania, I think that’s going to be a big factor, working on advanced manufacturing as well, working on economic opportunities beyond just the skilled trade. And I’m a big believer in infrastructure. And the reinvestment in Northeast Pennsylvania, the rebuilding of Northeast Pennsylvania will certainly add to the economic opportunities.