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Energy and Mineral Resources

In Response to Biden’s War on Energy, Committee Considers Legislation to Expand U.S. Production and Fight Energy Poverty

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on three bills that would fight energy poverty, expand geothermal energy development in the U.S. and improve the onshore leasing process for oil and natural gas. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: “Thanks to President Biden’s all-out war on domestic…

Biden's Regulatory Overreach Stifles Coal Communities and Tribal Development

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the Biden administration's management of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement's abandoned and mine lands (AML) and active mining programs. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: "Under the Biden Administration, the…

Committee Discusses Bills Streamlining Permitting, Supporting Domestic Energy Production

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on several bills that would support all of the above domestic energy approach and reign in harmful Biden administration regulations. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response: “Instead of putting Americans to work to develop natural resources that are…

Offshore Leasing Plan Arrives Months Late and Punishes American Industries

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Today, the Department of Interior released a five-year offshore leasing plan 457 days late. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response: "It's absolutely infuriating to see the administration's blatant favoritism in action this morning. The proposed final program, with three potential oil and gas lease sales in…

Westerman Responds to Problematic DOI Mining Report

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Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) published a report from the Interagency Working Group on Mining Reform (IWG). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) released the following statement in response to this problematic report: "The findings published in this report demonstrate yet another example of the Biden administration's attempt to…

Westerman Slams Biden's Decision to Shutter Alaska Energy Production

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Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced it will cancel the remaining seven oil and gas leases issued by the Trump administration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) while simultaneously locking up millions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the…

DOI Continues Attack on American Energy Production

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Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a proposed rule regarding oil and gas leasing on federal lands. House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Clearly President Biden is not content with the economic disasters he's already unleashed on American industries and everyone who turns on a light switch…

Committee Considers Legislation Nullifying Disastrous Chaco Canyon Mineral Withdrawal

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 4374, the Energy Opportunities for All Act, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.). "The federal land withdrawal around Chaco Canyon is just the latest entry on a long list of anti-energy actions by the activist Biden Administration. This action will decrease domestic energy production, hurt…

Committee Examines Biden Administration's Coal Record

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on the Biden administration's record on federal coal leasing, which threatens the long-term viability of production on federal lands. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) issued the following statement in response:  "Coal is a necessary component of an all of the best energy mix, and critical to…

Committee Republicans Investigate Agency Failures and Ballooning Budget Requests

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Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on the president's Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) released the following statement in response: "Congress has an important role in overseeing…