— Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) today issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s moratorium on new energy leasing and permitting on federal lands:

“President Biden’s decision to ban mining and oil and gas development on federal lands with the stroke of his pen is completely disastrous and indicative of his administration’s misplaced priorities. This gross executive overreach threatens national security by returning our country to its heavy dependency on unstable foreign oil, will increase daily costs for all Americans, and completely obliterate millions of jobs. Energy security is national security, and this is the absolute wrong move.”