WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement on President Biden's decision to ban new offshore drilling projects in the United States:

“In a last-ditch effort to shut down the American energy industry, President Biden banned almost all new U.S. offshore drilling projects. This decision will eliminate good paying jobs for energy workers, move production overseas, and threatens funding of coastal revitalization projects. As the world grows hungry for more energy, we cannot produce less of it. Republicans in Congress will work with President Trump on Day 1 to unleash American energy production."