Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) released the following statement after voting against the Build More Inflation Act, which passed the full Energy and Commerce Committee. The Build More Inflation Act is part of the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax and spend spree. “The Build More Inflation Act is a step closer to a complete socialist takeover by the Democrats,” Mullin said. “From a massive investme... 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 the White House urged OPEC and its allies to produce more oil in an effort to counter skyrocketing gas prices and increasing inflation, making America more reliant on energy from foreign countries and crushing American ener... Read more »

During a joint Energy and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing yesterday, Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) pressed the Nuclear Regulatory Commissioners on their role in closing nuclear facilities across the country. Full video of Mullin’s remarks can be found here. Mullin: “We’re shutting down nuclear plants all over the country right now. Seven more are to be shut down this dec... 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 statements after a U.S. district judge on Tuesday blocked the Biden Administration from suspending new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. “Today’s decision striking down President Biden’s illegal ban on energy leases by a federal judg... Read more »

Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), and HEAT member Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) released the following statements after TC Energy Corp. announced Wednesday that it would scrap the Keystone XL pipeline project. The announcement follows President Biden's reckless decision to rescind a permit for the pipel... Read more »

On May 7, 2021, the Colonial Pipeline Company learned that it was the victim of a cybersecurity attack. This cyber hack quickly resulted in a complete shutdown of the pipeline and has since contributed to already soaring gas prices under the Biden Administration. Over the last year, gas prices have skyrocketed by 159 percent and now, many people can’t even get gas. This crisis is a dark preview of... Read more »

Today, the Congressional Western Caucus and House Energy Action Team (HEAT) participated in a roundtable hosted by the Western Caucus Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma to discuss the importance of Oklahoma’s all-of-the-above energy approach and the state’s contributions to American energy independence. The roundtable’s panel featured Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04), Republican Whip and HE... Read more »

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and over 25 members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) slammed President Biden for pledging to shackle the United States to a new sweeping and unattainable Paris Agreement commitment that will destroy thousands of energy jobs and devastate American workers. Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.): “President Biden already vowed to reverse American ener... Read more »

House Energy Action Team co-chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) joined House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) today to blast Democrats for reintroducing their radical "Green New Deal": "Radical leftists once again reintroduced their job-killing ‘Green New Deal’ to advance Speaker Pelosi’s socialist agenda," said Whip Scalise. "This plan by Rep. Alexandria Ocas... Read more »

This week, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans introduced their agenda for securing cleaner American energy. Included in this package is Congressman Markwayne Mullin’s bill, H.R. 575, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act, which will remove barriers to the permitting of cross-border pipelines and electricity transmission. “We cannot stand by as President Biden continues ... Read more »