Democrats Double Down on Blocking Keystone XL Pipeline
President Joe Biden created concerns over energy independence on his first day in office when he signed an executive order canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline. Now, as gas prices have reached record-highs, with no sign there’ll be relief any time soon, the White House continues to double down on resistance to allow the pipeline, and it’s a move congressional Democrats are adhering to.
On Wednesday evening, 219 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked consideration of the American Energy Independence from Russia Act (H.R. 6858) offered by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX). . .
FLOOR ALERT: @HouseDemocrats just blocked @HouseGOP requests to consider legislation that would unleash AMERICAN-made energy, lower gas prices & ensure the U.S. & our allies are not dangerously beholden to adversarial producers & suppliers like Iran or Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/fVLzaTRNgS
— House Rules Republicans (@RulesReps) March 10, 2022
During his floor remarks, Rep. Crenshaw called out the Biden administration’s reliance on foreign oil.
“This week our President – the American President – asked Venezuela and Saudi Arabia to increase oil production. Asked them to boost their outputs so that American consumers wouldn’t see a sharp increase in gas prices. Seems like a noble cause, at first glance. But I couldn’t help but think to myself, what a strange thing to ask. Surely he knows that we can also boost domestic production, right here at home,” the congressman said. (Read more from “Democrats Double Down on Blocking Keystone XL Pipeline” HERE)
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