Energy

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) applauded House passage of two pieces of pro-energy legislation. The HEATS Act (H.R. 7409) would remove the requirement for a federal drilling permit for geothermal activities on non-federal land. “For too long, American oil and gas production has been hamstrung by overregulation and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Association of Manufacturers released its “Economic Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports” report, highlighting the positive impact American liquified natural gas (LNG) has on the economy, as well as the prospective damage of the Biden-Harris administration’s ban on LNG export permits.  The report found that U.S.… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced a resolution “strongly condemning Vice President Kamala Harris for championing policies that would exacerbate the national debt and reduce energy independence.” “Issuing 250 anti-energy executive orders, the Biden-Harris Administration led a whole-of-government attack on the oil and gas… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) and Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse introduced the Abundant American Resources Act of 2024. This legislation will require federal land management agencies to conduct a study on the economic valuation of resources in areas that have been withdrawn or protected from exploration and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after House passage of H.J.Res 136:  “The Biden-Harris Administration’s obsession with the Radical Left’s climate crusade and foisting electric vehicles on Americans is adding to the economic hardships of everyday working families. “This legislation will repeal their… Read more »

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered opening remarks at the hearing “The Cost of the Biden-Harris Energy Crisis.”   … Read more »

President Ronald Reagan famously quipped, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’ ” When I learned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was proposing an unprecedented 1,000% expansion of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in West Texas and eastern New Mexico, from 6,400 acres to 700,000 acres, alarm bells went off for several reasons. Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jodey Arrington (R, TX-19) and his fellow co-chairs of the House Energy Export Caucus led a bipartisan group of over 50 Members of Congress in demanding the Biden-Harris administration authorize liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits after a federal judge blocked the administration’s ban on new permits.   Congressman Arrington… Read more »

  Click here to watch. Washington, D.C. – Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) took to the House floor to speak on an… Read more »

  Click here to watch Washington, D.C – Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) took to the House floor to speak on an amendment he… Read more »