24 Senate Republicans Back Cynthia Lummis’ Bill to Block Biden Energy Ban

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24 Senate Republicans Back Cynthia Lummis’ Bill to Block Biden Energy Ban

Sean Moran28 Jan 20216
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Twenty-four Senate Republicans backed Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ (R-WY) legislation Thursday that would prevent President Joe Biden and his administration from blocking energy or mineral leasing permits on federal lands without explicit congressional approval.

Lummis, who won election to the Senate last November, unveiled the Protecting our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act of 2021. The POWER Act would prohibit the president or the secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy departments from blocking energy and mineral leasing on federal lands with approval from Congress.

The legislation comes after Biden’s announcement that he will block new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters. Biden’s move contradicts his campaign promise not to ban the practice.

Lummis said in a statement Thursday that Biden’s ban would devastate resource-rich states such as Wyoming:

The Biden Ban would be nothing short of catastrophic for western states that are already reeling from the decline in energy usage brought on by the pandemic and continued volatility in energy markets. It’s a one-two punch that means disaster for energy jobs, families, and communities. Through the POWER Act, Congress would reiterate that federal lands should serve not the whims of a radical progressive minority, but the needs of all Americans.

The Senate Republicans that backed her bill include:

     John Barrasso (R-WY)
     Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
     John Boozman (R-AR)
    Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
     Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
    Tom Cotton (R-AR)
    John Cornyn (R-TX)
    Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
    Mike Crapo (R-ID)
    Ted Cruz (R-TX)
    Steve Daines (R-MT)
    John Hoeven (R-ND)
    Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
    Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
    Ron Johnson (R-WI)
    John Kennedy (R-LA)
    Mike Lee (R-UT)
    Roger Marshall (R-KS)
    James Risch (R-ID)
    Mitt Romney (R-UT)
    Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
    Pat Toomey (R-PA)
    Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
    Roger Wicker (R-MS)

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/01/28/24-senate-republicans-back-cynthia-lummis-bill-block-biden-energy-ban/

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The urbanites from the West and East Coast and a few big city states like Illinois now run DC.

They know nothing about energy.

I bet 90% of them believe electric cars do not need any oil or gas to run.

They instead believe just get the electricity out of plug or a battery and life is good.