Key Vote NO on Cloture on the Substitute Amendment

The American Energy Alliance urges all Senators to oppose cloture on the substitute amendment to H.R. 3684. The substance of the amendment is poor policy and a bad use of taxpayer resources. The subsidies for electric vehicles and charging are not the responsibility of the federal government. The tens of billions of dollars for unneeded and […]

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Key Vote NO on Cloture to Proceed to Infrastructure Vehicle

The American Energy Alliance urges all Senators to oppose cloture on proceeding to the vehicle for the proposed bipartisan infrastructure bill. This announced deal is poor policy and a bad use of taxpayer resources. The subsidies for electric vehicles and charging are not the responsibility of the federal government. The tens of billions of dollars for unneeded […]

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Key Vote NO on H.R. 1187

The American Energy Alliance urges all members to oppose H.R. 1187 The Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. Despite its title, this legislation is not about improving corporate governance or protecting investors, its purpose is to inject partisan political priorities into the regulation of financial disclosures. The purpose of SEC-mandated financial disclosures is to […]

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Key Vote YES on Lee Amendment to S. 1251

The American Energy Alliance urges all Senators to support the Lee Amendment to S. 1251 the Growing Climate Solutions Ace of 2021. Should this amendment not be adopted, AEA urges all Senators to oppose final passage. Despite being described as “self-certification,” the certification program established by S.1251 is a de facto federalization of the environmental […]

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Key Vote NO on S.J. Res. 14

The American Energy Alliance urges all members to oppose S.J. Res. 14, the Senate companion to H.J. Res. 34, the Congressional Review Act resolution regarding new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector, also known as the methane rule. The original NSPS permitting rules from 2016 were onerous and unworkable, especially for independent […]

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Key Vote NO on H.R. 1187

The American Energy Alliance urges all members to oppose H.R. 1187 The Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act. Despite its title, this legislation is not about improving corporate governance or protecting investors, its purpose is to inject partisan political priorities into the regulation of financial disclosures. The purpose of SEC mandated financial disclosures is […]

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Key Vote NO on S. J. Res. 14

The American Energy Alliance urges all Senators to oppose S.J. Res. 14, the Congressional Review Act resolution on the 2020 methane rule from the EPA. The previous rules regarding methane were expensive and duplicative, the oil and gas industry already has ample financial and regulatory incentive to reduce methane emissions. More significantly, passage of this resolution […]

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Key Vote NO on Haaland Confirmation

While Biden’s nominees for various energy and economic positions have been awful, Rep. Haaland may be the most extreme. Her wholehearted opposition to the invaluable practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), her advocacy for the “30×30” movement, which would exclude most of the federal lands from productive use, and her endorsement of the Green New Deal […]

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AEA Issues Energy Scorecard Vote Alert for DOI Nominee Deb Haaland

Senators casting votes in support of Rep. Haaland for Interior Secretary will earn a negative mark on AEA’s Energy Scorecard. WASHINGTON DC (March 15, 2021) – Today, the American Energy Alliance (AEA), the country’s premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free-market energy organization, issued a vote alert to members of the U.S. Senate that the organization would […]

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Key Vote NO on Granholm Confirmation

The American Energy Alliance urges all Senators to oppose the nomination of former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm for Secretary of Energy. One of the main roles of the Department of Energy is managing the distribution of billions of dollars in federal funding and loans. The Biden administration has pledged to increase this spending even further. Thus, […]

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