Rep. Boebert Introduces Bill to Reduce Gas Prices and Restore American Energy Dominance
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the Fueling American Prosperity Act to lower gas prices, increase domestic production, and restore American energy dominance.
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert stated, “The solution to high gas prices is simple: drill baby drill. We have an abundance of domestic natural resources just waiting to be unleashed. America produces energy cleaner and safer than anyone else in the world. Sadly, the Biden regime decided to unilaterally shut down American energy dominance on day one and we are all paying the price at the pump. The Biden regime has proven time and time again that it would rather pander to extremists and rely on dirty foreign oil than safely produce American energy that creates American jobs. It’s time to restore American energy dominance and reduce gas prices which is exactly what my bill will do.
“If the Biden regime fails to act, my bill will hold them accountable by imposing a hiring freeze at the Department of the Interior. If the American people cannot get affordable energy, the Biden regime should not be able to hire more bureaucrats to create more red tape.”
Background:
Congresswoman Boebert’s Fueling American Prosperity Act will reduce gas prices and restore American energy dominance in the following ways:
- By resuming canceled oil and gas leases. The Biden regime canceled three massive oil and gas lease sales on May 11th to pander to radical enviros. Congresswoman Boebert’s Fueling American Prosperity Act will undo this terrible decision and execute these leases as originally scheduled.
- Requiring the Biden regime immediately resume onshore lease sales.
- Requiring the Biden regime to submit a new 5-year offshore oil and gas leasing program.
- Expediting the bureaucratic regulatory process. While the national price of gas is greater than $3.99 per gallon, the bill expedites the regulatory process for producing energy without compromising safety. Under this provision, environmental assessments would be capped at 1 year, and environmental impact statements would be capped at 2 years when gas prices are at an unacceptable level.
Additionally, Congresswoman Boebert’s Fueling American Prosperity Act contains built-in accountability provisions. If the Biden regime fails to meet the above requirements, Congresswoman Boebert’s bill would impose a hiring freeze on government bureaucrats at the Department of the Interior.
Rep. Boebert’s Fueling American Prosperity Act was co-sponsored by Reps. Matt Rosendale (MT-AL), Tom Tiffany(WI-07), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Paul Gosar (AZ-04), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), and Scott Perry (PA-10).
The full text of Congresswoman Boebert’s Fueling American Prosperity Act is available here.