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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) joined Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) to cut energy costs and support President Trump’s pro-energy agenda. The CRA would overturn the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) efforts to strain energy producers by repealing the burdensome Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) for petroleum and natural gas.

“The Waste Emissions Charge is just another unnecessary and wasteful regulation levied by the Biden EPA to go after oil and gas - the lifeblood of our economy," said Chairman Arrington. "I’m proud to join my colleague and neighbor, Rep. August Pfluger, in preserving reliable, low-cost energy produced by our independent oil and gas companies by fighting to repeal this burdensome regulation and support President Trump’s pro-growth, energy DOMINANCE agenda.”

“As part of his war on energy, former President Biden took radical steps to end fossil fuels during his administration which hurt the hardworking energy producers in my district who have worked diligently to increase production while fueling our allies abroad,” said Chairman Pfluger. “Biden’s burdensome natural gas tax has handicapped technological innovation, reduced supplies of affordable energy, and increased both costs and emissions. With President Trump back in office, it is time to restore American energy dominance – which is why I am proud to lead this CRA to rescind this ill-conceived natural gas tax.”

“When it comes to bringing down prices and making America energy secure again, we have our work cut out for us. The Biden-Harris administration imposed countless policies like the Natural Gas Tax that drive up the cost of production and limit the ability to fully utilize our nation’s abundant energy resources, and it will take real time and effort to undo the effects of their Green New Deal agenda,” said Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), sponsor of Senate companion legislation. “Through efforts like this CRA resolution, we are working to get our nation back on the right track, providing needed regulatory and tax relief to deliver real cost savings to American energy producers and consumers.”

Text of the CRA is available here.

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