Another essential component of our national security is energy security. America is blessed with abundant natural resources which can ensure that we have accessible and affordable energy. Legacy energy sources such as coal, oil, gas, and uranium can meet our demands, and Wyoming is blessed with an abundance of these energy resources. However, a growing partnership between politicized investment capital and unelected bureaucrats seeks to undermine these necessary resources to advance an energy transition which cannot provide the power a prosperous nation requires.
Faced with an onslaught of regulations and private sector advocacy, I value my position on the Natural Resources Committee and as Co-Chair of the Coal Caucus to advance policies which unleash American energy rather than inflicting energy poverty on our communities. Among my priorities are reforming laws weaponized by environmental groups such as the National Environmental Policy Act, reducing the federal burden on the Western mineral estate, and routing out the ESG-bureaucrat collaboration, such as my success in blocking the implementation of Natural Asset Companies (NACs).
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Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to Libby Emmons and Sara Gonzales about Rep. Harriet Hageman telling Interior Secretary Deb Haaland the uncomfortable truth that clean energy and Biden’s pledge to fight climate change will create energy poverty.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Wednesday she was unfamiliar with the term "energy poverty" when asked on Capitol Hill about the whether the administration's move from fossil-fuel to renewable energy is in fact making goods more expensive for Americans.
Haaland was asked during a House hearing by Wyoming GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman: "Do you believe energy poverty is a good thing?"
Haaland responded: "I don't know the term ma'am. I have not heard of that term."
20% of US energy comes from coal, and 40% of American coal comes from Wyoming. Without coal, the lights don't come on, yet this industry which regularly requires dozens of trains per day has dropped by millions of tons due to failures of trains to arrive.
Coal is not the only area crippled by this continuing transportation failure. Bentonite, trona, soda ash, and even agriculture in Wyoming is dependent on rail service, and failure to resume normal operation levels will result in Americans and international consumers finding these resources from other places, such as China.
This op-ed was first published in The Hill on April 14, 2023. Click here to view it on their site.
Rep. Matt Rosendale and Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., join “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain what is included in the bill and to discuss how Biden’s handling of America’s energy resources has affected the economy and even U.S. national security.
Listen to the podcast below (Rep. Hageman joins at 7:40):
Democrat energy policies are often referred to as "green". That green is primarily the money lining the pockets of tyrants in dictatorial countries that not only are hostile to the United States, but don't care about the environment or make steps to reduce emissions.
The Republican energy policies, outlined in H.R. 1, will invest in the safe, clean reliable energy produced locally, reducing American dependence on foreign nations and creating a prosperous and energy-abundant nation.
WASHINGTON (CN) — House Republicans blasted the Biden administration Tuesday morning as they gear up to debate and vote on a package of legislation crafted to undercut the White House’s energy policy.
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Wyoming politicians and industry representatives have expressed support for a federal bill that’s supposed to lower energy costs.
H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, is supposed to achieve that goal by increasing American energy production, exports, infrastructure, and critical minerals processing; promoting transparency, accountability, permitting, and production of American resources; and improving water quality certification and energy projects.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, was formally introduced in the House of Representatives. This legislation combines multiple bills that focus on America’s ability to be energy independent and reduce the punitive regulatory burden that has been enacted on the energy industry since Joe Biden was sworn into office.