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Biden Admin. LNG Permit Ban Hurts American Consumers And Allies, Runs Afoul of Federal Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing energy policy: “Last week, a federal judge in Louisiana blocked the Biden Administration’s de facto ban on new permitting for the export of America’s abundant liquefied natural gas. “As I’ve said before, the Administration’s so-called pause is bad policy for a whole host of reasons. It endangers good-paying American jobs and could drive high pric… Continue Reading
06.20.24
McConnell on EV Mandates: Democrats’ Solution For High Prices Is More Red Tape
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing energy policy: “For three and a half years, the Biden Administration has worked relentlessly to suffocate American energy production - both onshore and offshore. And when Senate Republicans offered amendments to restore some modicum of sanity to the system for permitting and leasing new energy development, every single Senate Democrat stood behind… Continue Reading
06.20.24
McConnell: ‘Performative Climate Policy’ Takes ‘Levers Of American Power Off The Table’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding energy and national security: “Last week, a U.S. company announced it had reached an agreement to begin exporting American liquefied natural gas to Ukraine for the first time. “That’s good news - for our friends on the front lines of Russian aggression, for allies across eastern Europe, and for the workers and producers behind some of America’s most afford… Continue Reading
05.22.24
Biden Admin. War On American Energy Faces Bipartisan Senate Pushback
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “Last Thursday, the Biden Administration announced its plan to sacrifice yet another source of affordable, reliable American energy on the altar of climate activism. “After years of freezes and bans on onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing, the Administration’s latest attempt to appease Democrats’ radical base is a ban on new c… Continue Reading
05.02.24
Washington Democrats Continue Attacks On Affordable Energy And Good-Paying Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “Last week, the Biden Administration’s EPA finalized new regulations targeting producers of affordable and reliable American energy. The so-called Clean Power Plan 2.0 is just the latest front in Washington Democrats’ long and disastrous War on Coal. “These regulations would effectively force many power plants to close, endanger m… Continue Reading
03.20.24
Biden Admin. Climate Agenda: More Rolling Blackouts, Greater Dependence on China
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “This week, the Biden Administration’s radical EPA is finalizing yet another regulation that will force ordinary Americans to conform their lifestyles to coastal elite sensibilities. “This latest rule would use strict emissions requirements on auto manufacturers to effectively ban gas powered vehicles. “The President’s energy age… Continue Reading
02.28.24
Biden’s LNG Ban Baffles Allies, Pleases Adversaries
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding LNG exports: “It’s been one month since the Biden Administration announced its de facto ban on new export permits for America’s abundant stores of natural gas. One month since the President chose to bring growth in a critical sector of our economy - with massive, global consequences - to a screeching halt. “At the risk of understating things, the condemnat… Continue Reading
02.01.24
Biden Admin. War on Domestic Energy Harms American Workers And U.S. Allies
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “Last week, the Biden Administration followed through on a devastating threat to some of the most abundant and reliable energy made here in America - and to those who rely on it around the world. “The Administration’s de facto ban on new liquefied natural gas export permits is the sort of policy so profoundly damaging that it coul… Continue Reading
01.24.24
Biden Admin. Climate Policy Puts Adversaries Above U.S. National Interest
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “When President Biden took office, the average approval time for liquefied natural gas (LNG) permits was about seven weeks. Right now, it’s about eleven months. “But soon, wait times could actually become irrelevant. At the behest of climate activists, the Administration is now considering adding a ‘climate test’ to the ‘national … Continue Reading
01.17.24
Biden Admin’s EV Obsession Sends Working Americans’ Tax Dollars To China
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “The Biden Administration is continuing to wage war on the affordable and reliable domestic energy that make America competitive. “The Administration’s climate policy isn’t just weakening American workers and businesses - it’s actually making China’s economy stronger. “President Biden’s EPA recently issued new emissions standards… Continue Reading
01.09.24
Biden Admin. Continues To Weaponize EPA Against American Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “It’s now been three years since President Biden put radical activists in charge of American energy policy. “And three years in, the American people continue to bear the burden of its devastating effects. “The Biden Administration’s policies have contributed to sky high gas prices. Energy regulations are driving up the cost of n… Continue Reading
12.14.23
Biden Admin. Strangles American Energy While China Surges Forward
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “This week, the United Nations wrapped up its latest conference on climate change. World leaders took private jets to Dubai, and the Biden Administration’s Special Climate Envoy, John Kerry, returned triumphant with… a joint statement condemning the evils of coal power. “Elite liberals sure are obsessed with killing jobs in places… Continue Reading
12.06.23
Biden Admin. Radical Climate Agenda Still Hammering Kentucky
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding Democrats’ ‘War on Coal’: “For millions of Americans, expensive heating bills and rolling blackouts are quickly becoming the hallmark of the holiday season under President Biden. “So, it came as no small surprise when the Biden Administration’s climate czar, John Kerry, proclaimed this week that no coal plants should be ‘permitted anywhere in the world.’ … Continue Reading
11.29.23
Working Americans Aren’t Buying ‘Bidenomics’
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “President Biden is on the road today, and he’s facing an uphill battle to convince the American people that ‘Bidenomics’ is somehow working. “For months, the President has been touring the country with a rosy assessment of the economy on his watch. He’s been telling working Americans about what his Administration’s obsession with radical clim… Continue Reading
11.09.23
China Wins Big With Biden Admin. Climate Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding left-wing climate policy: “For three years, the Biden Administration’s radical climate agenda has laid siege to affordable American energy and American consumer choice. “Slashed development of abundant domestic energy reserves. Soaring prices for gas and heating oil. And a thicket of new regulations from unelected bureaucrats - from construction permitting… Continue Reading
11.02.23
Biden Admin. Overregulation Creating Headaches For Small Businesses, Working Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the regulatory state: “Last week, the National Labor Relations Board released a particularly unsavory new installment in the Biden Administration’s mess of over-regulation. The NLRB’s new rule dramatically expands the legal definition of an employer-employee relationship, turning small business owners in a franchise setting into middle managers. “By one ou… Continue Reading
10.04.23
Even Democrats Begin To Realize That Bidenomics Is Failing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the economy: “I spoke yesterday about the list of urgent and unfinished business Congress has to address in the coming weeks. We’ll start with resuming our work on full-year appropriations - to invest in critical infrastructure, take care of America’s farmers, and continue modernizing our military to contend with adversaries like China. “But we’ll also nee… Continue Reading
09.12.23
Democrats’ War On American Energy Hurts Working Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding energy production: “Across the country, the end of summer gave working families gas prices near all-time highs - beyond just a seasonal swing. “Last week, Washington Democrats opened a new front in their war on affordable and abundant American energy. The Biden Administration announced the withdrawal of more than 13 million acres in the National Petroleum … Continue Reading
06.21.23
Washington Democrats’ Extreme Climate Agenda Hammers American Truckers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding emissions CRA: “Earlier this year, the Senate made use of the Congressional Review Act to push back on a particularly dangerous part of the Biden Administration’s radical approach to environmental policy. “Our colleague, the senior senator from Nebraska, put forward a resolution that would prevent the Administration from implementin… Continue Reading
06.20.23
Senate Democrats Continue To Advance President Biden’s Radical Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding nominations: “Senate Democrats continue to dutifully advance the Biden Administration’s radical nominees. This week, the Senate will decide whether to give yet another left-wing lawyer a lifetime appointment to the federal bench. “Natasha Merle is an activist attorney with a penchant for staking out extreme and inflammatory position… Continue Reading