What the Frack? 41 House Dems Join GOP to Vote to Expedite Natural Gas Exports

The House GOP decided to continue to show its love for the fossil fuel industry today by passing legislation to expedite the federal approval process for liquefied natural gas exports.

The bill, named the "LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act," would set an arbitrary 30-day deadline on the Department of Energy for approving LNG export terminals.

Exporting natural gas would increase fracking by opening up new markets. More sensitive lands would be put at risk, more people would see their water sources poisoned, and more communities would experience earthquakes. There is no climate benefit to LNG, and it can, in some cases, be dirtier than coal in terms of lifecycle emissions.

The vote was 277 to 133. One Republican--Chris Gibson (NY-19)--voted no, and 41 Democrats voted yes.

Here are those 41 Democrats:

Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Ami Bera (CA-07)
G. K. Butterfield (NC-01)
Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
John Delaney (MD-06)
Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
Mike Doyle (PA-14)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Al Green (TX-09)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Denny Heck (WA-10)
Jim Himes (CT-04)
Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15)
Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Derek Kilmer (WA-06)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Rick Larsen (WA-02)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01)
Ben Lujan (NM-02)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Colin Peterson (MN-07)
Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Norma Torres (CA-35)
Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Pete Visclosky (IN-01)
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Here they are in organized by state:

Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Ami Bera (CA-07)
Jim Costa (CA-16)
Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
Norma Torres (CA-35)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Jim Himes (CT-04)
Gwen Graham (FL-02)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Pete Visclosky (IN-01)
Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Steny Hoyer (MD-05)
John Delaney (MD-06)
Colin Peterson (MN-07)
Brad Ashford (NE-02)
Donald Norcross (NJ-01)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01)
Ben Lujan (NM-02)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Tim Ryan (OH-13)
Kurt Schrader (OR-05)
Mike Doyle (PA-14)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Al Green (TX-09)
Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15)
Joaquin Castro (TX-20)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Marc Veasey (TX-33)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Gerry Connolly (VA-11)
Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
Rick Larsen (WA-02)
Derek Kilmer (WA-06)
Denny Heck (WA-10)