We must cut the red tape and increase domestic oil and gas production. ... We must also pursue renewable energy sources, but those decisions should be driven by the free market, not government.
Smucker will invest in domestic oil and gas production and pursue market-driven renewable energy.
Occurrences
Evidence
"This bill will deliver for the American people by extending tax relief for hardworking families and small businesses, securing our border, unleashing American energy dominance, achieving peace through strength, and critically –making real, measurable reductions in federal spending."
"Driving down energy costs with a massive expansion of domestic oil and gas production capacity."
"For too long, the Federal Government has forced American taxpayers to subsidize expensive and unreliable energy sources like wind and solar."
Assessments
Smucker supported and voted for federal legislation in his current House term that was enacted and included a major domestic oil and gas production expansion, satisfying the oil-and-gas portion of the promise with candidate credit. The record does not show that he delivered a distinct market-driven renewable-energy investment outcome; the cited later executive action points away from renewable subsidies but is not enough to prove fulfillment of that part of the commitment. Because only one major component of the two-part energy promise was delivered, the appropriate outcome is partial.