WASHINGTON, March 4 (UPI) -- Getting more U.S. natural gas to the international market will reduce Russia's influence in Eastern Europe, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., said.
Upton, chairmen of the Natural Resources Committee, has described the natural gas sector as the "bright spot" in the U.S. economy. Now it's time to use that advantage for international gain, he said, through more exports of liquefied natural gas.