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Originally posted in Energy and Environment News by Politico  Hill Republicans are seeking to roll back a key Inflation Reduction Act program regulating methane emissions from domestic natural gas producers. GOP lawmakers say they'll introduce companion resolutions Tuesday in the House and Senate targeting EPA's rule requiring energy producers to report methane emissions. As… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement commending President Trump for his energy focused executive orders. “On day one, President Trump has already upheld several promises he made to the American people through decisive executive actions, including several actions to unleash American energy. As the representative of the most prolific oil and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced his first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress. The Protecting American Energy Production Act would prohibit any federal moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing—a threat heard many times over the last four years.  “The Biden Administration has spent the last four years attacking the American energy industry,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced a bicameral Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval to block implementation of the Biden Administration’s Natural Gas Tax, which… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its final study aimed at shutting down U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports: "Today’s study released by the Biden-Harris White House regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports is politicized and reckless. Almost a year ago, the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined by Congressmen Morgan Griffith (VA-09) and Jeff Duncan (SC-03) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Inspector General Andrew Katsaros requesting the OIG investigate who at the FTC leaked to the press a potential criminal referral of Pioneer Natural Resources Chairman Scott Sheffield to the U.S. Department of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), and RSC Chairman Kevin Hern (R-OK) released the following statement after President Trump nominated Chris Wright to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Energy: “President Trump’s selection of Mr. Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy is a fantastic choice. We were proud to host Mr.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule to implement a natural gas tax against American energy producers: … Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a coalition of 45 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm raising serious concerns about transparency and accountability within the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding the Biden-Harris Administration’s handling of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Pfluger and his colleagues call for answers… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) led a bicameral letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blasting the Biden-Harris Administration for using the flawed Howarth study that called liquefied natural gas (LNG) "worse than coal" as the basis for their decision to halt LNG exports. “The Biden-Harris Administration has used every tool… Read more »