Harris Reverses Course on Energy

“I’m encouraged to see Vice President Harris disavow her record on energy, but there’s no need to wait until the election is over to start putting her money where her mouth is. As both Vice President and President of the Senate, she has the unique opportunity to take immediate action to demonstrate her sudden commitment to a common sense approach to energy policy.

For starters, she should immediately end the Biden-Harris pause on LNG export permits and remove the dozens of restrictions her administration has placed on oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. As Congress reconvenes next week, she should direct Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, her fellow Democrat, to advance stalled legislation that would overturn her electric vehicle mandates. Additionally, she should ask him to push forward legislative efforts to deny California a waiver to ban gas-powered cars and trucks.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg, but it’s the least she can do to make good on her newly discovered pragmatism on energy policy. We look forward to supporting her in those efforts in the remaining months of her Vice Presidency.”