U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week led Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing an amendment to the FY2022 National Defense Authorization Act to stop the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) pipeline project. The amendment … Continue reading Cruz, Risch, colleagues introduce NDAA amendment to block Nord Stream 2
Category: Environment
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and 18 of his Senate colleagues this week sent a letter to President Biden describing the actions that the administration can take to ease energy prices and reduce energy shortages this winter. Solutions proposed by the senators include lifting the ban on oil and gas lease sales on Federal lands … Continue reading Senators demand Biden back off as green agenda sends energy costs skyrocketing
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, along with the Republican leaders of other key committees, including Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), today wrote to … Continue reading Biden defies public disclosure rules to use debunked ‘climate change’ numbers in spending decisions
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), released an investigative report titled, “Europe’s Energy Crisis: A Warning to America.” The report examines how Europe’s energy crisis serves as a dire warning to the United States if Democrats enact President Biden’s budget blowout. “Europe’s energy crisis … Continue reading Barrasso releases investigative eeport: “Europe’s Energy Crisis: A Warning to America”
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks on the Senator floor about President Biden’s anti-American energy agenda. Barrasso is ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR). Senator Barrasso’s excerpts: “I come to the floor today to oppose the Biden administration’s agenda which is anti-American energy. That’s what we’re … Continue reading Biden green schemes abuse families, make life harder
U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree: “President Biden spent much of the past week participating in a U.N. summit on the so-called Paris Climate Accords. “The event was billed as a serious meeting of world leaders committed to taking … Continue reading Democrat energy dependence agenda aids Russia and China, hurts Americans
This week, the Biden Administration announced proposed rules on methane emissions, targeting energy exploration and production in the oil and gas industry. Timed to factor into negotiations at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, Scotland, the rule would impose more stringent requirements for maintaining natural gas and oil wells. Senior Fellow Ben Lieberman responded to the … Continue reading Biden methane scheme destroys energy jobs and jacks up gas prices
In a new paper released this week, Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) senior fellow Angela Logomasini, PhD argues legislation pending before Congress related to plastics pollution in the ocean are destined to fail because they are based on misinformation and wrongheaded policies. After debunking myths about the scope and nature of the problem, Logomasini details concrete approaches that promise to … Continue reading New research exposes myths around ocean plastics
Four days before a crucial Roseau River Watershed District (RRWD) meeting that will include discussion of the controversial Roseau Lake Rehabilitation project, the RRWD Board made an unusual announcement: board meetings will no longer be viewable online, and individuals wishing to address the board must give 10 days’ notice. Other attendees will only be permitted … Continue reading Local officials shut down public comments on scheme to control farmland
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), introduced the Energy Accountability Act. This legislation will prohibit borrowers that have previously defaulted on a Department of Energy (DOE) loan from applying for another loan through DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). “The Energy Accountability Act will help … Continue reading Barrasso introduces bill protecting taxpayers from failed green energy scams
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