Scalise and Van Duyne: Republicans Have A Plan to Lower Your Gas and Energy Costs

Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) co-authored an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle highlighting how the Biden Administration’s extreme climate policies and war on American energy have raised the price of gasoline and electricity, making it more expensive for the average American to fuel their car and heat and cool their home. Whip Scalise and Congresswoman Van Duyne slammed President Biden for traveling to Saudi Arabia to beg OPEC countries for oil, only to have OPEC and its allies reduce oil production by two million barrels per day. Additionally, Whip Scalise and Congresswoman Van Duyne emphasized that House Republicans’ “Commitment to America” agenda will bring back American energy independence and lower energy prices.

On Jan. 3, House Republicans will walk into the 118th Congress focused on repairing Democrats’ devastating assault on the United States’ vibrant energy sector. Over the past two years, the Biden administration has weaponized the federal government to limit the production of our abundant natural resources, such as canceling pipelines, attempting to stop drilling on federal lands and onerous regulations on natural gas production, making us vulnerable and reliant on foreign countries for oil.
 
We’ve faced such crises in the past, and the United States has continuously developed innovative solutions that have made us one of the world’s leaders in energy production. House Republicans have introduced our “Commitment to America” to show the American people how conservative ideas can solve the problems that they are facing. We are ready to reverse the Democrats’ costly climate policies, restore our energy dominance, and help lower the cost of gas and electricity for all Americans.
 
We represent two states whose economies are anchored by the energy industry. Louisiana, for example, ranks third in natural gas production in the United States and accounts for about 9 percent of our country’s total marketed natural gas production. Texas is the top crude oil and natural gas-producing state in the nation. Louisianans and Texans are frustrated with the Biden administration’s left-wing climate agenda because they know that there is a safe way to harness the oil and natural gas located in their backyards.… (Excerpt from The Houston Chronicle)