A serious president would look to dynamic solutions to confront a power hungry realist like Vladimir Putin. But Joe Biden has so-far proven to be incapable of leveraging U.S. power abroad, and Kamala Harris is by no means up to the task either.
Once, during a meeting with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump inside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York, we discussed energy policy. I told Trump that if we went all out to produce America’s abundant supply of oil, gas, and coal, the United States could be energy independent in four years.
The first year of Joe Biden’s presidency has so far been an unmitigated disaster for the American energy sector. Embracing Green New Deal-style environmental policies, President Biden’s approach to domestic energy production cripples hard-working Americans while, at the same time, increasing our reliance on foreign nations. It comes as no surprise that Biden’s misguided radicalism is now reaping severe consequences.
Since President Biden’s first week in office, he has fulfilled his campaign promise of suspending the program of leasing federal land for oil and gas production through his direction of the Department of the Interior. However, Monroe U.S. District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty, appointed during the Trump administration, issued a preliminary injunction to block the pausing of new oil and gas leases claiming Biden is overstepping his power and that it must be done with congressional approval.
Former President Barack Obama recently tried to take credit for President Trump’s record economic growth. Ironically enough, though, oil and gas development accounted for the vast majority of growth and job creation during the so-called Obama economy. Obama did nearly everything in his power to prevent that. Should Obama have his cake and eat it too?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently waived Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirement for Andeavor, one of the nation’s largest oil refineries. Andeavor’s exemption tolls a death knell for the RFS and its crony backers.
FreedomWorks Foundation’s Director of Policy Patrick Hedger made the following comment, following EPA’s announcement the agency will address compliance concerns:
FreedomWorks Foundation’s Director of Policy Patrick Hedger made the following comment, following EPA’s announcement the agency will address compliance concerns: