House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said in exclusive comments to Breitbart News on Thursday that House Republicans are fighting President Joe Biden’s “war on American energy.”
“Joe Biden declared war on American energy the moment he stepped into the Oval Office and made hard-working families pay the price. “We are governing again where Joe Biden and the Democrats failed by passing six common-sense energy bills to reduce energy costs,” Emmer told Breitbart News in a written statement.
House Republicans passed several bills aimed at combating Biden’s climate change agenda as part of Republican Energy Week.
the house passed it Friday’s HR 1023, viz. abolition Apply Section 134 of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and eliminate the natural gas tax.
Ann Bradbury, CEO of the American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC), said in a statement following the passage of HR1023:
At a time of global economic and security uncertainty, a punitive natural gas tax would be counterproductive because it would cost Americans at least $6 billion in new taxes and higher energy prices.
It is fitting that the culmination of Energy Week in the House of Representatives is a vote to eliminate this burdensome tax on America’s energy, and the House should be commended for its efforts to provide relief to families and businesses.
Now is the time for your senators to demand a vote on this important bill and show your support for lowering energy prices.
In one invoice, abolition A program included in the Inflation Control Act (IRA) allocated $27 billion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in low-income areas.
Another bill would block the White House from imposing a moratorium on fracking. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden promised to end fracking on federal land. The 46th president later allowed expanded oil and gas lease sales after a judge blocked Biden from halting new leases on federal land.
Rep. David Rouser’s (R-N.C.) five-bill package would streamline the permitting process nationwide.
House Republicans have also proposed a resolution expressing disdain for Biden’s climate change policies, according to reports. washington examiner:
Messaging solution: Two resolutions expressing contempt were introduced. Dan NewhouseWhich Blame He criticized the Biden administration’s energy policies, calling on the White House to suspend liquefied natural gas exports, cancel the Keystone Pipeline project and limit mining on federal lands. The bill would also shift the blame for soaring gas prices to the White House.
a simultaneous solution It was introduced by a member of parliament. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), That would signal disapproval of a carbon tax. The bill makes the argument that a carbon tax would raise energy prices and lead to jobs going overseas.Please keep in mind a few things Republicans support carbon taxI introduced it. law It ends up enacting that version.
Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-CO) bill would block proposed Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rules that would charge companies higher fees for drilling on public lands.
Sean Moran is a policy reporter at Breitbart News. Follow him on Twitter @SeanMoran3.
