Demanding Biden Act Now on American Energy
Every day that passes under President Biden’s war on American energy is another day Louisiana families struggle to pay their electricity bills and fill their tanks. President Biden has unfortunately carried out his campaign pledge to shut down American oil and gas production, leaving families struggling to keep up with skyrocketing energy costs.
This week, I led a letter signed by 130 House Republicans to President Biden demanding an immediate halt to his war on American energy by issuing a robust offshore energy leasing plan. The letter demands President Biden and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reverse course on the current disastrous energy policies and invest in America’s energy independence by issuing a five-year offshore leasing plan that includes regular annual lease sales in America’s offshore areas.
We’ve seen the future of Biden and Pelosi’s reckless Green New Deal policies play out in Europe with mushrooming energy costs, and allowing the same devastating fate for American families would be unconscionable. Instead of begging OPEC and Russia to increase oil production, I have called on President Biden to look to places like offshore Louisiana and Port Fourchon in my district so we can unleash American energy, create good jobs and lower costs for hard-working families.
