Voting Resources
Energy
An “all of the above” approach to energy issues is what’s needed in a changing world. Oil and gas power the world. That’s reality. So, any change in how our energy demands are met needs to be market-driven and not dictated by Washington bureaucrats. Texas is a major oil and gas producer but we’re also number one in wind energy, for example. That innovation was brought about by free market thinking, not big government intervention.
March 24th, 2023
Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) introduced the Northwest Energy Security Act to protect the Four Lower Snake River Dams.
March 1st, 2023
The Biden Administration and radical environmental groups are using the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as a weapon against our critical agriculture and energy industries. We are seeing this play out in real-time with the U.S...
February 3rd, 2023
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January 17th, 2023
Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced that he has been selected to join the House Energy and Commerce Committee for the 118th Congress. The committee, first created in 1795, is the oldest in the U.S.
November 29th, 2022
Rep. August Pfluger (TX-11) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced the LNG for Allies Act, bipartisan legislation to expedite the licensing approval for exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to strategic partners...
November 1st, 2022
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and his colleagues are imploring the Biden Administration to unleash American energy production as an alternative to releasing 15 million barrels from the Strategic Oil Reserve, which...
October 25th, 2022
This past week, President Biden announced additional drawdowns from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is already at record lows, and delivered remarks vilifying oil and gas companies and blaming them for high gasoline...
October 19th, 2022
Five of the world’s top-producing oil countries, including Saudi Arabia, announced they will be cutting oil production by nearly 2 million barrels per day. This will result in higher gas prices here at home unless the Biden...
October 19th, 2022
It is time to unleash our nation's resources and give the American people the relief that is desperately needed.
October 4th, 2022
Flash: the SPR is now at a 37 year low, not because we had a critical emergency such as war, but because Joe Biden used it to drive down high prices for political reasons.
March 9th, 2023
House Republicans are fighting back against President Biden's war on American energy.
February 20th, 2023
We had a fantastic week in the Permian Basin. It was an incredible honor to host the two powerful committees charged with overseeing our nation's energy supply—the Energy & Commerce Committee and the Natural Resources...
January 17th, 2023
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after legislation he cosponsored passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
December 16th, 2022
On Thursday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) and ten of his House Republican colleagues demanded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reverse its decision to deny small refineries relief from the crony Renewable Fuel Standard (...
November 23rd, 2022
Liquified natural gas (LNG) production here in the states will lead to further opportunity for American jobs and strengthen our national energy security both domestically and abroad.
October 26th, 2022
The current global energy crisis should serve as a warning sign to this Administration of what happens when governments turn their backs on reliable energy sources.
October 24th, 2022
President Biden has announced he will release another 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, meaning this administration has now sold nearly 40% of our reserves to nations like China. This petroleum...
October 19th, 2022
I recently visited the Port of Corpus Christi to discuss energy security and the expansion of the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry in Texas. My visit included tours of the Cheniere LNG facility, the Port of Corpus...
October 10th, 2022
This past week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) announced it would cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day. This production cut comes after President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia in...
September 13th, 2022
During World War II, the Permian Basin supplied over a quarter of the high-octane aviation fuel that kept American planes in the sky and allowed for an Allied victory.
