In a Tuesday statement, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) blasted President Biden’s decision to release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR):
Rep. August Pfluger: “President Biden’s announcement to release barrels from the SPR is a short-sighted decision that will ultimately lead to higher prices at the pump for everyday Americans next… Read more »
Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led eighty of his colleagues in introducing a resolution to expose the natural gas tax that Congressional Democrats are proposing.
Rep. August Pfluger: “Congressional Democrats are pushing a natural gas tax that will reduce our GDP by $9 Billion, kill at least 90,000 jobs, and raise energy bills for all Americans.… Read more »
— Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) gave an impassioned speech on the House Floor standing up for the American oil and gas industry and against President Biden’s radical anti-American energy agenda.
Watch Congressman Pfluger’s remarks here, or read a full transcript below.
“Crisis after crisis after crisis.
Madam Speaker,
I rise against the extreme… Read more »
Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) spoke on the House Floor defending oil & gas producers and workers in the Permian Basin from the dangerous anti-energy policies in the Democrats’ partisan budget reconciliation bill. Included in the package are harmful regulations and tax increases that will push the United States towards shortages and blackouts.
In his remarks, Pfluger… Read more »
House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement lambasting the Biden Administration’s forthcoming U.S.-German agreement on the Nord Stream II pipeline, and reports that the Biden Administration is silencing Ukrainian opposition to the pipeline.
“The Nord Stream II pipeline poses a clear and undeniable threat to stability and… Read more »
Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement slamming the Biden Administration’s proposal to impose venting and flaring regulations on a million existing wells.
“The Biden Administration is hell-bent on debilitating the American oil and gas industry,” said Congressman August Pfluger. “This proposal of needless regulations will do nothing… Read more »
Wednesday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) questioned “Climate Czar” John Kerry in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. During Pfluger’s questioning, Kerry admitted that wind and solar energy do not make a reliable base load of energy for our Nation, further underscoring the national security importance of the oil and gas industry.
Video of Pfluger’s… Read more »
The shutdown of a major fuel pipeline should be a wake-up call to the Biden administration that the U.S. needs to be investing more in oil and gas production and strengthening its ability to combat cyberattacks, according to several Republicans.
"This is critical infrastructure," said Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, whose district includes… Read more »
Tuesday, Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, a bipartisan bill to expand expedited approval of all liquified natural gas (LNG) export permit applications to any country except those subject to sanctions or trade restrictions imposed by the United States, or those excluded by the President for Congress for… Read more »
Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement responding to the Biden Administration’s newly-imposed sanctions against Russia:
“Russia must be held accountable for their adversarial actions against the United States and our democratic partners. The Biden Administration’s sanctions are a… Read more »
