Republican candidate for Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Dave McCormick visited Washington County on Thursday. He toured a natural gas drilling site so that he could get a deeper understanding of how to “unleash the power of Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry”. McCormick met with a small group of supporters after the tour at the The Washington Brewing Company. He spoke briefly as to why he wants to run for the senate. His comments centered on increased production of natural gas and streamlining regulatory issues to aid in the construction of pipelines needed to get the gas to processing plants. He spoke to his support of the second amendment and his belief of pro life and education that pushes back on such ideas of critical race theory. McCormick ended his speech with a comment that stated that environmental protection is important but it cannot be the leading force. Economic growth and job security should be able to go hand in hand with environmental protections.