Texas RRC - Railroad Commissioner Sitton Talks Energy Policy, Vision with American Association of Drilling Engineers

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we all want – affordable, reliable, clean energy,” Sitton said. “We currently have a federal administration that understands the importance of energy to our nation’s economy and national security, and the opportunities for the future of energy are limitless as we roll back duplicative regulations and take an all-of-the-above energy strategy.”<br/><br/><img style="width: 500px; height: 298.013px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="/web/20180303235618im_/http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/media/39212/4-4-17-sitton.jpg" alt="4-4-17 Sitton Talks Energy Policy, Vision" rel="500,298.0132450331126"/><br/><br/><em>Ryan Sitton was elected to the Railroad Commission in 2014 and is the first engineer to serve on the Commission in 50 years. 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