“The National Energy Emergency is part of President Trump’s swift actions to unleash American energy. It is part of a broader vision of affordable, reliable, American energy. Democrats oppose that.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about how Democrats are continuing their war on affordable, reliable, American energy production.
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Sen. Barrasso’s remarks as prepared:
“The emergency siren is ringing loudly on American energy. After four years of reckless regulations and restrictions, energy prices have jumped 31 percent.
“To most Americans, this is the definition of an energy emergency. To Senate Democrats, it is an inconvenient truth.
“Today, Democrats are trying to reverse President Trump’s National Energy Emergency. Democrats are trying to block common sense measures to address painfully high prices.
“The National Energy Emergency is part of President Trump’s swift actions to unleash American energy. It is part of a broader vision of affordable, reliable, American energy. Democrats oppose that. Democrats learned nothing from four years of failure.
“Democrats remain the party of high energy prices. Democrats remain the party of painful and punishing regulation. And Democrats remain the party of never-ending dependence on foreign dictators for energy. Democrats want to continue their war on American energy.
“Republicans know that the best way to lower prices is to support more American energy production. We have the energy. We have the workers. And we produce energy responsibly.
“Last week, Senate Republicans passed a budget to secure the border, unleash American energy, and rebuild our military. We are taking further action to address high energy prices and cut red tape. The Senate is considering two important resolutions this week under the Congressional Review Act.
“The first is from Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana. His resolution rolls back a burdensome Biden midnight regulation on energy production in the Gulf of America. The Senate passed it yesterday.
“The second is from Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota. His resolution cuts about $7 billion on new natural gas taxes on energy producers. This tax on energy American families use to heat their homes was mandated by Democrats’ reckless tax and spend bill. The Democrat tax penalizes oil and gas production in America and punishes American families.
“The Golden Age of American energy is the foundation of the Golden Age of America. It is linked directly to the prices we pay, the technology we use, and the world we live in.
“Republicans will not allow the sticky thorns of red tape to entangle American energy. Republicans are reversing punishing, political regulations. We are taking the handcuffs off of American energy production. We are paving the way for affordable, reliable American energy production.
“Unleashing American energy means lower prices. It means more innovation. It means more safety and stability. America is an energy superpower. We need to act like it.”
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