President Biden vowed Monday to veto the Lower Energy Costs Act, Republicans' effort to boost energy production and reduce barriers for companies to permit projects.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum joins 'The Next Revolution with Steve Hilton' to discuss the Democratic Party's war on fossil fuels and its impact on middle class America.President Biden would vetoAccording to the memo, the Biden administration"strongly opposes" the bill — titled the Lower Energy Costs Act — because it would work to counteract the administration's own agenda promoting green energy sources over fossil fuel alternatives.
"H.R. 1 would also empower big companies to skirt the Clean Air Act by lifting pollution control requirements, weaken emissions requirements and worker protection for refineries using toxic chemicals, modify requirements under the bipartisan Toxic Substances Control Act for determining the safety of chemicals used in the energy sector, and repeal $1.5 billion in investments focused on curbing methane leaks that harm surrounding communities.
The memo added that the White House believed the Lower Energy Costs Act would double costs for families to purchase home appliances that are more energy efficient than current models. And it blasted the legislation for repealing the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a $27 billion program created by the Inflation Reduction Act to fund green energy projects nationwide.introduced the energy package
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