After four years of countless blows to American energy production, the Biden administration has once again proven that they have no interest in putting our country and our national security first. A midnight ruling proved that this administration has no desire to work toward American energy dominance as a ban on oil and gas production in more than 600 million acres of federal waters was announced earlier this week.
America will always need the oil and gas industry. Yet the Biden administration has continually relied on our adversaries to provide energy – not domestic producers. At the end of the day, this is not just sending our adversaries American dollars for the goods they provide, but ultimately handing them full control over the safety of our economy and well-being.
The reckless decision in the early days of the Biden administration to cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline permit and oil and gas leasing on federal lands was especially disastrous to the hardworking Americans who found themselves immediately out of a job and the means to provide for their families. Our nation was also shortchanged by the deprivation of a major investment which could have proven to boost the American economy exponentially. It’s unfortunate that once again, a similar decision was made with a single stroke of a pen at the expense of the American people.