Natural Gas
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.
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.
May 20th, 2021
The recent cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline and the temporary shutdown of its operations illustrates the importance of protecting the United States critical infrastructure from such attacks. The Department of Energy (DOE...
April 22nd, 2020
There is a stunning side-effect to the shutting down of the world’s economic engines.Simply put, we are living through an historic experiment to see what the elimination of fossil fuel would actually accomplish in terms of...
July 16th, 2019
Today on the floor, I highlighted the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s passage of my Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas (LEADING) Act, legislation that...
May 29th, 2019
The LEADING Act will promote the continued use of natural gas so we can keep energy bills low, maintain U.S. energy security, and protect the environment all at the same time.
October 10th, 2015
The United States is the largest producer of petroleum and natural gas, yet outdated regulations – such as the crude oil export ban – hold our economy back from reaping the benefits that would come from being a key energy...
March 20th, 2015
As Republicans work to increase our nation’s energy potential, the Obama administration continues to do the opposite. We all want to continue safe and responsible production of oil and natural gas. But this administration’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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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...
May 11th, 2022
The Biden administration’s assault on oil and gas production began during his campaign when he pledged during the debates: “No more drilling on federal lands. No more drilling, including offshore. No ability for the oil...
February 17th, 2021
Amid the historic winter storm surging across the Lone Star State, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following statement urging Texans to stay safe and heed the guidance and warnings issued by state and local...
August 23rd, 2019
U.S. Representative Bill Flores issued the following statements discussing additional legislative initiatives introduced in the 116th Congress:
June 28th, 2019
Is wind turbine electricity even “green”? A number of very credible studies, according to Forbes Magazine, asserts that the actual costs of generating wind power is three times the cost of using natural gas to make the same...
October 14th, 2015
America is now the world’s largest producer of oil and gas thanks to new drilling and extraction techniques. Texas plays a huge role. Last year, our State accounted for 37 percent of all crude oil produced domestically, with...
May 13th, 2015
In my piece on Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway, I quoted Mr. Buffett and his Vice Co-Chair Mr.
February 1st, 2015
On Wednesday the House passed H.R. 351, the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act. For far too long this Administration has hindered our nation’s ability to become energy independent.