The HEAT Report

The HEAT Report is a weekly newsletter focusing on how members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) promote American energy security, and an all-of-the-above energy economy.

The Latest:

Over the past few weeks, the Biden Administration's anti-American energy agenda has continued to take its toll on American families.

Gas prices reached a record-high of $4.48 a gallon today, up 15 cents from last week, according to the American Automobile Association. President Biden has deflected responsibility for these skyrocketing energy prices as "Putin's Price Hike," but the American people know that President Biden's radical Green New Deal agenda has forced them to pay more for everything from food at the grocery store to home utility costs.

On Thursday, the Biden Administration announced the cancellation of three offshore oil and gas lease sales, effectively ending any chance that an offshore lease sale will be held any time soon. Meanwhile, the current 5-year leasing plan is set to expire next month, and the Biden Administration has not given any indication they plan on releasing a new one. Hardworking families only stand to suffer from President Biden's failed anti-American energy agenda, and this egregious decision pushes America further away from global energy dominance.

Our nation cannot be energy independent by continuing to beg foreign countries like Russia and Iran for our energy. With inflation at its highest level in over four decades, President Biden must immediately reverse his crusade against American energy and support American families who are having to choose between food and fuel just to get by each day.

This Week's HEAT Member Highlights:

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and HEAT Co-Chairs Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) and Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) issued a statement blasting the Biden Administration for cancelling three offshore oil and gas lease sales off the coast of Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico.

HEAT Co-Chair Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) shared during the conferee meeting on China legislation how if the United States really want to fight against China, it is essential that America re-establishes energy dominance through nuclear power, oil and natural gas, and an all-of-the-above energy solution.

HEAT Co-Chair Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)joined Newsmax TV to talk about how it makes no sense to halt Alaska and Gulf of Mexico drilling permits.

House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) receivedthe Champion of American Energy Award last week from the Energy Workforce and Technology Council.

House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) leda Republican forum on the severe drought in the western United States and how it could potentially impact American communities. Rep. Westerman also slammed the Biden Administration for killing new offshore oil and gas lease sales.

Western Caucus Chairman Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) joined enCore Energy Corp. to discuss the importance of a domestic uranium supply and the need to bolster American production for both fuel and non-fuel uses.

In a House Natural Resources Subcommittee hearing, Representative Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) denounced Congressional Democrats' Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act, which would threaten the viability of the Stibnite Gold Project in Idaho.

Representative Austin Scott (R-Ga.) joinedJust the News for an interview on energy companies shipping their jobs overseas to countries like India who have worse environmental standards than the United States.

Representative Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) penned an op-ed in RealClearEnergy about how the Democrats' so-called Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act will make it even harder to access clean energy minerals domestically while furthering our reliance on Russia, China, and the Congo.

Representative Fred Keller (R-Pa.)introduced legislation calling on the federal government to ramp up production of domestic oil and natural gas via drilling.

Headlines:

• Biden's battling one energy price nightmare. Here comes another. (Politico)
• EU Sees Economic Contraction if Russian Gas Supplies Are Halted (Wall Street Journal)
• Industry disputes Interior Department's rationale for canceling Alaska offshore lease sale (Washington Examiner)
• Gasoline, diesel prices rise to another record amid rampant inflation (CNBC)
• Gas prices have not peaked yet: Former energy secretary Rick Perry (Fox News)

The Response on Social Media:

House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) noted that the Biden Administration's decision to cancel offshore oil and gas lease sales was intentional and part of President Biden's campaign pledge to ban new drilling all along.

Representative Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) tweeted a photo of a gas pump in Eastern Ohio, pointing out that the price is well over $4 per gallon.

Representative Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) noted that the Biden Administration's pursuit of anti-domestic energy policies deters investment in the energy sector.

Representative Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) criticized the Biden Administration for its out-of-touch energy policies that have caused energy costs to soar to their highest ever levels.

House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) notedthat President Biden is forging ahead with his anti-American energy agenda while hardworking Americans face skyrocketing gas prices at the pump.

Representative Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) called out how President Biden's anti-American energy policies have led to the highest gas prices ever recorded in Michigan.

Representative Garret Graves (R-La.) denounced the Biden Administration for cancelling planned offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska.

Representative French Hill (R-Ark.) bashed the Biden Administration for failing to unleash America's energy potential and doubling down on their radical Green New Deal agenda.

Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)condemned President Biden's rush to adapt radical green energy policies as a move that jeopardizes American security. Rep. Bilirakis also warned that the surge in diesel prices is going to cause further economic pain, and he called for regaining American independence.

Representative Clay Higgins (R-La.) blasted the Biden Administration for calling off a slew of offshore oil and gas lease sales.

Representative Ron Estes (R-Kan.) urged the Biden Administration to abandon its failed energy policies and adopt an all-of-the-above energy strategy that will return America to global energy dominance.

Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas)called on President Biden to immediately pass the Midland over Moscow Act and unleash American energy.