First up is Fox: A bipartisan group of more than 50 House members are urging the Biden administration to end a moratorium on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export licenses following a recent federal court order, arguing that progressive policies are undermining U.S. energy at home and abroad strength.
“President Biden has launched a whole-of-government attack on the U.S. oil and gas industry from day one,” House Budget Committee Chairman Jody Arrington, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital. “Like most of his executive actions, Biden’s ban on U.S. LNG export licenses was blocked by the courts; however, the Biden administration responded by ignoring the judge’s decision and continuing to fail to approve the licenses.”
Arrington led four Democrats and 46 Republicans in urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to reverse the liquefied natural gas moratorium initiated in January.
House Democrats joining in the condemnation were Reps. Lou Correa, D-Calif.; Henry Cuellar, D-Texas; Jim Costa, D-Calif. Democrat; and Maine Democrat Jared Golden.
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Reps. Jody Arrington (left) and Lou Correa (right) helped write a letter condemning President Biden’s suspension of LNG export licenses. (Getty Images)
Correa called LNG “clean and reliable” and said it facilitated “millions of good-paying American jobs.”
“The administration’s initial pause caused considerable negative economic, national security and environmental impacts, and they must begin expediting review of existing LNG export license applications so that we can create American jobs, support U.S. allies and reduce carbon emissions. ,” Correa told Fox Digital News.
They sent the letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and the letter also has support from groups including the American Petroleum Institute, the Energy Workforce and Technology Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute. New LNG export license.
In a huge blow to Biden’s climate agenda, Judge James Cain, appointed by the Trump administration, granted a request from 16 states to urgently put the policy on hold on the grounds that it harmed their economies.
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Everett LNG Terminal (photo taken on October 31, 2022) in Everett, Massachusetts. (Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
The 51 lawmakers who wrote to Granholm on Monday said Biden’s policies “reduce the competitiveness of U.S. energy exporters, limit critical energy supplies to key U.S. allies, and should be based solely on commercial considerations and market demand.” The LNG export approval process has become politicized.
The letter cited a 2017 study that predicted LNG production would create 220,000 to 453,000 new jobs in the United States by 2040 and add $73 billion to the U.S. economy.
“Liquefied natural gas also emits far less carbon dioxide than other types of energy, so scaling up this fuel is critical as consumers around the world seek to reduce their carbon footprint,” they said. “In addition, this fuel “
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The House voted largely along party lines in February to reverse Biden’s decision to suspend liquefied natural gas licenses. The White House opposes the bill but has not threatened a veto.
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The White House also rejected a proposal in April from House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, to tie Ukraine aid to a reversal of Biden’s LNG policy.
Biden’s pause does have strong support from Democrats, however. In May, more than 70 House and Senate Democrats signed a letter praising the administration’s decision to suspend the LNG permitting process.
Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. Department of Energy for comment.
