"The Lease Now Act and the ONSHORE Act would immediately restart federal oil and gas leasing, while empowering states to manage their own energy development and production.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Texas Insider Report) — Senator Ted Cruz, along with a key group of influential Senators in Congress, have introduced two bills to increase the production & development of the United States' vast energy resources – that have been hindered by actions of the Biden Administration.
“President Biden’s war on American energy production is having devastating results for everyone in Texas – from the oil and gas workers to families just trying to drive to school and work.
"The 'Lease Now Act' and the 'ONSHORE Act' would immediately restart federal oil and gas leasing, while empowering states to manage their own energy development and production,” said Cruz while introducing the legislation.
"The 'Lease Now Act' and the 'ONSHORE Act' would immediately restart federal oil and gas leasing, while empowering states to manage their own energy development and production,” said Cruz while introducing the legislation.Joing Cruz to introduce the bills were:
- Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, as well as Senators
- Jim Risch (R-Idaho)
- John Hoeven (R-N.D.)
- Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and
- Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
The second bill, the "Opportunities for the Nation and States to Harness Onshore Resources for Energy (ONSHORE) Act," would empower states to manage the development and production of oil and gas on federal lands within their borders.
"Its unacceptable that agency miscalculations have restricted access to safe, secure & reliable domestic oil and gas production through substantial, unnecessary, and arbitrary permitting delays."
The permits in question there are currently being delayed by the Commerce Department's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) which Raimondo oversees.
