On Friday, Representative Gary Palmer and Senator Tommy Tuberville both announced their opposition to the Biden administration's new executive order. freeze construction Construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. Palmer said this comes at a time when the United States will become the world's leading LNG exporter in 2023.

The Biden administration said the pause was necessary so the government could study the new devices' impact on climate change.

Mr. Palmer, R-Hoover, said the Biden administration's policies will result in the deaths of many more Europeans.

“The Biden administration's energy policies aren't just draining people's incomes. They're also dangerous to people's health. Just last year, 68,000 people in Europe couldn't afford to keep their homes well heated. “As a result, the deaths were classified as 'excess winter deaths' and were reported to have died,” said Congressman Palmer.

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“These are typically elderly people with respiratory or cardiovascular problems who could not afford food, medicine, or high utility bills to keep their homes at a safe temperature.”Construction of LNG facilities This decision to freeze will raise the price of natural gas and put more lives at risk in Europe and the United States, but that's where the Biden administration and its Democratic allies in Congress are leading us. They believe climate change is an existential threat, but their policies make climate change a threat not only to the economic and physical well-being of Americans, but also to the well-being of our allies. I look forward to working with my colleagues to reverse the dangerous policies imposed on the American people and create policies that make energy reliable, affordable, and clean.”

Sen. Tuberville joins Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and 24 other Republican colleagues; Letter slamming Biden administration's suspension The proportion of all liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permit applications that seek to appease the climate lobby.

The letter was sent to President Biden and Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

“This 'LNG plan,' drafted without input from Congress, could have significant economic, environmental, and national security impacts at home and abroad,” Tuberville and other senators wrote. . “It would be reckless to jeopardize our country's pre-eminence, especially in a world where energy is so often used as a geopolitical weapon.”

“U.S. LNG exports have served as a critical lifeline for Europe and countries around the world. To date, nearly half of U.S. LNG exports have gone to Europe, and in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has increased significantly,” the senator continued.

“When Europe's LNG imports increased by 60 percent in 2022, U.S. LNG met that demand. Without U.S. LNG exports, European leaders will either deprive their own people of energy or will have to decide whether to actively fund the country's war against Ukraine.

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Congressman Palmer dismissed the environmental left's claims that the United States is facing an environmental crisis.

“Just two weeks ago, the House Republican Policy Committee produced a report proving that our environment has actually improved since the 1980s,” continued Rep. Palmer. “Americans should examine the evidence for themselves because they cannot trust that the Biden administration has the best interests of the American people in mind.”

By most standards, air quality in the United States is cleaner than it was 40 years ago, according to the report. Since 1980, even as America's energy production has increased, total emissions of six major air pollutants, as measured by the EPA, have declined by 60%. During this period, the proportion of AQI measurements listed as “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or worse in the country's core statistical areas fell by 91%.

Sen. Tuberville also joined in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan asking him to rescind the proposed Clean Power Plan 2.0 rule that would make electricity much more expensive for many Americans.

Mr. Tuberville also joined a bipartisan letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, calling for the release of distribution transformers, a critical grid product, at a time when critical grid components are difficult to obtain. He expressed concern about the DOE's proposed rule that would increase efficiency standards. This remains a significant challenge for the power industry, which is struggling with significant demand increases, supply chain issues, and a lack of skilled labor.

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