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7 Democrats join GOP in pushing back on Biden’s pause on new gas exports
Posted on 2/6/24 at 5:24 am
Posted on 2/6/24 at 5:24 am
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A handful of Democrats and more than 150 Republicans are pushing back against the Biden administration’s move to pause new approvals for facilities that would export natural gas.
In two letters Monday, lawmakers criticized the administration’s recent decision to pause new approvals for natural gas export facilities as it weighs whether to change the criteria it uses to assess them. The pause does not impact existing exports.
One letter was sent by seven Democrats and more than a dozen Republicans who are part of the bipartisan Energy Export Caucus.
The seven Democrats who signed the letter are Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Lou Correa (Calif.), Mary Sattler Peltola (Alaska), Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), Jared Golden (Maine), Jim Costa (Calif.) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.).
The other letter, with more than 150 Republican signatures, was led by House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and joined by members of House leadership, including Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).
Both of the letters argued that the U.S. should continue to grow its natural gas exports to counter gas coming from Russia.
The bipartisan lawmakers said they were looking to “voice … concern” with the decision, while the Republican group said it was writing to “urge” President Biden to “end this unnecessary review and expeditiously approve all pending applications.”
The Biden administration said last week it would pause the exports and undertake the review to update how it weighs economic, environmental and national security factors in gas exports.
The move was met with praise by climate and environmental activists, who have expressed concerns about growing U.S. natural gas exports, but it was criticized by Republicans, some centrist Democrats and players in the energy industry.
Asked to respond to the two letters on Monday, a spokesperson for the Energy Department referred The Hill to a letter to the editor that Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm wrote to The Washington Post over the weekend.
Granholm, in the letter, defended the pause and review, writing, “We need to know what these greatly expanded exports mean for affordable and stable prices for American consumers and industries.”
“Because LNG export facilities are huge infrastructure projects that will have impacts for decades, we must understand and evaluate long-term effects on local communities and our global climate,” she added.
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All those Democrats in Congress, and only seven are willing to speak up.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 5:44 am to ragincajun03
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All those Democrats in Congress, and only seven are willing to speak up.
That's still 7 more than we usually see.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 5:51 am to mtntiger
If it was 7 Rs siding with the Ds they'd call it bipartisan support.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 6:46 am to ragincajun03
Those seven will be targeted, primaried. Fire up Soros. Party over all, lockstep or goodbye.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 6:56 am to ragincajun03
The news keeps calling the bill bipartisan but it also seems like the hate for the bill is bipartisan as well.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:04 am to ragincajun03
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Granholm, in the letter, defended the pause and review, writing, “We need to know what these greatly expanded exports mean for affordable and stable prices for American consumers and industries.”
We already know what it means - still very cheap gas, but not so cheap that expl is uneconomic.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 7:08 am to cwill
Looks like most of the 7 is Latino as well
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:08 am to SamGinn Cam
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Those seven will be targeted, primaried. Fire up Soros. Party over all, lockstep or goodbye.
Well…doesn’t that happen on the Republican side too? Liz Cheney got primaried, and that was a good thing.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:10 am to cajuntiger1010
One is from the El Paso Congressional district. If you remember, the Democrat Mayor of El Paso also hasn’t exactly been thrilled with the Biden Administration as of late.
Posted on 2/6/24 at 8:13 am to ragincajun03
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Well…doesn’t that happen on the Republican side too? Liz Cheney got primaried, and that was a good thing.
Liz Cheney got a collective foot in the arse from an entire state tired of her shite. She did that to herself for absolutely free.
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