Natural Gas
May 15th, 2025
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) addressed road safety issues in West Texas with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy during a House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing,...
April 2nd, 2025
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Facilitate Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions (FLARE) Act. By promoting on-site energy generation, the bill decentralizes electricity sources and strengthens grid...
March 16th, 2025
I was honored to witness President Trump sign my monumental legislation into law Friday to deliver on the mandate to remove burdensome regulations in the energy industry and unleash American energy.
March 3rd, 2025
This past week, my Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse former President Biden's ill-conceived natural gas tax passed through the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and it is now on its way to President...
February 5th, 2025
The Trump-era tax cuts are nearing their expiration, and the question lingers on how Republicans should address the tax cuts.
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) "...
March 27th, 2024
Friday, Congressman August Pfluger's legislation to repeal the Natural Gas Tax included in the Inflation Reduction Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives as a part of H.R. 1023, the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes...
October 30th, 2023
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S.
April 3rd, 2023
Energy policies by this administration have increased costs for American families. Americans are being forced to pay 40% more on gasoline since the President took office and 20 to 30% more on their electricity bills. And it'...
February 3rd, 2023
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April 7th, 2025
As Chairman of the RSC, I joined several colleagues in unveiling the RSC's "Enforcing Maximum Pressure" initiative to hold the Iranian regime accountable–the toughest sanctions package ever proposed by Congress.
March 30th, 2025
I joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the Republican Study Committee's efforts to codify President Trump's executive orders into law, President Trump signing my legislation to repeal the natural gas tax...
March 12th, 2025
I reintroduced the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act this week to depoliticize the export of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) by eliminating the requirement for the U.S.
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...
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...
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...
January 8th, 2024
I led a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the Agency's Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (SCCAP) rule, which would dramatically reshape the Agency's Risk Management Program (MRP)....
April 17th, 2023
If Americans can come together across the aisle to agree on anything, it’s that the Biden administration’s agenda has been disastrous for Americans.
March 9th, 2023
House Republicans are fighting back against President Biden's war on American energy.
January 31st, 2023
New fees or taxes on energy companies will raise costs for customers, creating a burden that will fall most heavily on lower-income Americans.