On Saturday, the Biden Administration granted the Chevron Corporation permission to produce and export oil from Venezuela to, among other countries, the United States. This is not with the intent to lower gas prices for Americans, but as a “restoration of democracy” in Venezuela. With this announcement, it’s abundantly clear the Biden Administration has failed to understand one major… Read more »

Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) released the following joint statement about the impending diesel fuel shortage facing the United States: “Our economy runs on diesel fuel, and the historically low supply of diesel reserves impacts our economy at every level. High diesel… Read more »

Joe Biden declared war on American energy the day he took office. He has fulfilled his campaign promise to shut down American oil and gas production, sending energy prices soaring – an act of pure cruelty towards American families struggling to make ends meet. To combat sky-high energy costs, Biden must reverse course and dramatically increase leasing, exploration, and production of oil… Read more »

Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) released the following joint statement after OPEC and its allies agreed to reduce oil production by two million barrels per day: “Thanks to the Biden Administration’s radical climate agenda and war on American energy, our oil and gas industry has been… Read more »

In Democrats’ rush to green, they have overlooked the necessity of fossil fuels in this world. I’ve previously discussed our supply chains’ inability to support Joe Biden’s climate agenda, and now we see another facet that the Democrats have missed: grid reliability. Democrats are pushing Green New Deal policies that leave our country dependent upon unreliable energy sources, straining… Read more »

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, moderated a panel today on the importance of American energy independence and its direct correlation to our national security. The discussion focused on how our nation’s adversaries use energy access as a threat, and how American exports will pave the way to global stabilization.… Read more »

Today, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee joined Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (MI-06) in sending a letter to Democrat Chairman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) to request a hearing on the Biden Administration’s mismanagement of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and to address recent reports that millions of barrels of crude… Read more »

The loss of America’s energy independence has unsurprisingly come with consequences. The most obvious to consumers is the increased pain at the pump. However, there is one consequence that is less apparent but is no less important. Biden’s disastrous energy policies are not just weakening America, they are directly emboldening one of our nation’s greatest adversaries: China. One of the… Read more »

Last night, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) filed a discharge petition for his bill, H.R. 575, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act, to force House Democrats to consider this bill that would have an immediate impact on bringing down the price of gas. This legislation, cosponsored by 51 other members of the House, would establish transparent, reliable procedures for… Read more »

On Saturday, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise and HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) and Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03) issued the following statement after the national average for gas prices soared to new record-high of $5-per-gallon for the first time ever. “Directly caused by President Biden’s war on American energy, average national gas prices have hit $5-per-gallon, with… Read more »