{"id":53794,"date":"2024-02-16T12:05:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=53794"},"modified":"2024-02-16T12:05:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T17:05:39","slug":"congress-strikes-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=53794","title":{"rendered":"Congress Strikes Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 26th, the Biden administration announced a temporary pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas e<\/span>xports, claiming that natural gas, as a fossil fuel, is partially responsible for climate change.<\/p>\n

On January 27th, World Net Daily<\/a> reminded us:<\/p>\n

Natural gas is considered to be the cleanest variety of energy-dense fossil fuels, and and U.S. LNG is about 30% cleaner than Russian LNG, for example,\u00a0according<\/a>\u00a0to ClearPath.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the White House\u2019s claims to the contrary, it is profoundly absurd to claim this action will do anything to curb emissions. The natural gas to meet global demand will come from somewhere \u2014 either from the US, where it is produced more responsibly than anywhere else on earth, or from other nations with far fewer environmental regulations,\u201d David Blackmon, a 40-year veteran of the oil and gas industry who now writes and consults on the energy sector, previously told the DCNF (Daily Caller News Foundation).<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am sure that Russia appreciated the pause.<\/p>\n

Well, Congress has had enough.<\/p>\n

On February 15th, The Daily Caller<\/a> posted the following headline:<\/p>\n

\u2018Easy Vote\u2019: House Passes Bipartisan Rebuke Of Biden Admin\u2019s \u2018Radical\u2019 Natural Gas Restriction<\/h1>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

The House passed a bill Thursday that would effectively lift the Biden administration\u2019s pause on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The lower chamber of the legislature passed the \u201cUnlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act,\u201d introduced by Republican Rep. August Pfluger of Texas, by a 224-200 bipartisan vote, with nine House Democrats crossing the aisle to join Republicans in voting in favor of the bill. The bill would remove the Department of Energy (DOE) from the process of approving LNG export terminals and give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) exclusive discretion over whether or not to green light LNG export hubs, according to its text.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All of the Republicans in the House who were present voted for the bill. Nine Democrats also voted for the bill.<\/p>\n

The article at The Daily Caller also notes:<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Biden was pretty clear when, as a candidate, he said, \u2018I guarantee you. We\u2019re going to end fossil fuel.\u2019 He has used every weapon and every tool available to make it more difficult on this industry,\u201d Pfluger told the DCNF. \u201cThis export ban is just the latest strike in his efforts to appease his radical climate interest groups who refuse to accept the reality that American energy is the cleanest, most secure option for the U.S. and our allies. If you care about energy, about the security of the country, and about what the energy industry has done to lower prices for American households and strengthen our allies and partners, then this is an easy vote.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the\u00a0 American economy is going to survive the Biden administration, we need to be able to harness domestic energy.<\/p>\n

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