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.
February 13th, 2025
Representatives Lance Gooden and Carol Miller (R-WV) called on Attorney General Pamela Bondi to launch an investigation into the Biden DOJ’s dismissal of a $275 million fraud lawsuit against Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC.
February 10th, 2025
This legislation is a necessary first step in reversing Biden’s war on energy by preventing the federal government from banning hydraulic fracturing.
January 30th, 2025
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) has introduced the Abundant American Resources Ac
November 26th, 2024
I was privileged to lead a congressional delegation to the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (most commonly known as COP29) to showcase the innovation and impact of U.S. energy on the global stage. Our message...
November 7th, 2024
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr., discussed the U.S. Court of Appeals decision vacating already-issued liquefied natural gas permits in South Texas in a recent...
October 28th, 2024
I led forty-five of my colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm raising serious concerns about the lack of transparency and accountability within the agency regarding the Biden...
September 26th, 2024
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today introduced The Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act. The bill requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Academy of...
July 19th, 2024
U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul joined Congressman Morgan Luttrell (Texas-8) and four other Houston-area members of the Texas delegation in sending a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
May 28th, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced legislation to repeal the Natural Gas Tax included in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act, which would others raise costs for energy...
May 20th, 2024
The EPA has threatened to redesignate the Permian Basin as a nonattainment area for ozone—a move that would severely hamper oil and gas production in the region.
February 11th, 2025
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright and the Trump administration’s efforts to unleash American energy abundance and reverse the radical climate policies of the...
February 5th, 2025
The Trump-era tax cuts are nearing their expiration, and the question lingers on how Republicans should address the tax cuts.
December 5th, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised President Trump’s energy and environment nominees and discussed the importance of unleashing Texas’ energy sector to provide affordable, reliable, and secure energy...
November 14th, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) applauded House passage of two pieces of pro-energy legislation.
November 4th, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration has used every tool in their arsenal to attack American energy production across the country. From my first day in Congress, I have led the fight to protect producers in the Permian Basin and...
September 30th, 2024
I sent a letter with Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and over 40 colleagues to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blasting the Biden-Harris Administration for using the flawed Howarth study that called liquefied natural gas (LNG) "...
August 20th, 2024
Since before coming to office, I have made it my mission to enable U.S. energy producers to do what they do best: fuel our nation and allies with affordable, reliable, secure energy.
June 4th, 2024
I introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the Biden Administration's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as "endangered" under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
May 21st, 2024
Immediately following Dr. Nance’s visit to the Permian Basin, I had the opportunity to question her boss, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, in an Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing.
May 7th, 2024
I was proud to help author the Alaska's Right to Produce Act with Rep. Pete Stauber, which would block President Biden and the Department of Interior from declining oil and gas leases in the Artice National Wildlife Refuge (...