West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin has seemingly had enough – calling out President Biden for failing to do anything to bring America’s energy crisis to an end.
Manchin spoke at a Senate Energy Committee hearing on the Department of the Interior’s budget request for fiscal year 2023 and said that his frustration with this administration was at an “all-time high.”
The senator laid into the Biden administration for failing to increase domestic oil, natural gas, and critical minerals production.
He also criticized the Interior Department’s decision to cancel several large oil leases, and imposing a set of restrictions and costs on new oil and gas leases that would disincentivize new oil and gas development altogether.
“We are holding this hearing during trying times,” Manchin began. “Putin’s horrific invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s weaponization of oil and gas, increasing energy and food prices worldwide, and the growing challenge of competition with China. Given the current global situation, it is essential for the United States to step up to the plate as the superpower of the world.”
“That includes the responsible development of our abundant energy and mineral resources. Unfortunately, even as we see Russia wage a war enabled by energy insecurity in Europe, this administration has made its opposition to domestic oil and gas production crystal clear – on and off Federal lands and waters,” he continued.
According to Manchin, the Biden administration is scheduled to resume lease sales in June after a long “pause,” but only a fraction of the available land and at a higher royalty rate, and only because of a court order.
“I’m sorry to say it has become crystal clear that the ‘pause’ is in fact a ‘ban,’” Manchin said, noting the recent cancellation of three large offshore oil leases.
Manchin then blasted the administration for pursuing a royalty increase for certain leases that he said “may disincentivize pursuing federal leases at all.” He also excoriated regulations and public statements that he said have a chilling effect on new investment.
“My frustration is at an all-time high that we are talking to OPEC, Iran, and Venezuela to increase oil output while we are at the same time blocking increased energy production at home,” he said.
“What does it say to producers here in the United States when we consider working with the Venezuelan government, which certainly doesn’t share our values, instead of supporting domestic or North American production? Is this really in our best interest?”
The Democrat senator also pointed out the fact that the United States is still relying much too heavily on China to supply critical minerals and not making a real effort to accelerate domestic mining and processing.
“The only way we will be able to guarantee our energy security, which will also allow us to develop the technology to meet our climate goals, is to rely on ourselves and our proven partners around the globe,” he said.
“Given my experience with the so-called leasing ‘pause,’ and the missed Energy Act deadlines, I must admit that I am skeptical that this administration will ultimately support the development of these types of critical mineral projects.”
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Well its time. To remove all. Democraps from power and get back to the way this country was MEANT to be where we DEFEND and RESPECT our flag and and defend freedom from DEMOCRAP RADICAL AGENDA plus protect our Children from WOKE brain deads
There has not been even one decision that Mr. Biden has made since he moved into the White House that was for the good of the country. There was a comment yesterday that the teleprompter was running the country.
President Trump worked fourteen hour days with one goal in mind! To make the United Statrs Bette, more successful, and energy independent. He also went to bat for our ranchers, farmer, blacks and people of all colors that emigrated here legally. I could go on listing all the good things that the President did for us but it would take me all day.
What a shame that. R. Biden saw fit to destroy all that good!.
I cry…I stress….I puke over what is happening to our beautiful Country…!!!!!!!!!!!!
So 74% of Biden supporters are control freaks, freeloaders and felons?
Same felons who support mask mandates?
Yea so I like a this guy Joe Brandon Biden because I get a here nice and smooth. And I got free baby formula(🤷🏽♂️), money, lots of money, and two Tecates because I was thirsty. Plus, once I got on the autobus : they a take a me to hotel (I No pay) and I sleep with 3 woman. Thank you USA
demorats all belong in prison. up for treason what they have done to our country is disgraceful.impeach all these bastards.
RIGHT ON 100% . OUR COUNTRY IS GOING DOWN IN THE TOILETS AS LONG AS BIDEN AND HARRIS AND PELOSI RUNNING IT. GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Senator Manchin , Thank you for speaking up in support of , American people and against the CORRUPTED SWAMP of Washington. I am glad that someone in Gov. can see the one of our problems.
Quit your bitching about the energy problems and get to work creating a bill that fixes it!!! If Xiden veto’s it you should have enough to over ride his veto!!!
SO FIX THE PROBLEM!!!!
Good Ole Uncle Joe just like the bum Obama – do u remember the idiots same words. Why drill? That won’t do anything to lower the price of fuel. Ha! That’s what u do Biden. Don’t do a damn thing but steal. 70% of Biden supporters are freeloading bums never worked a solid month in their life. This bum for a president has no plans for anything but to tax us. It’s all about POLICY. U tell OPEC and Russia that we are going to drill even if ur not going to do a damn thing Joe. That in itself would drive down price, but you’ve got a real shit bum in there remember this: every $1 that the price of gas increases – the govt makes about 53 cents more in taxes per dollar of gas spent so just think about that. The last thing the Democrats want is for fuel to get cheaper.
AMEN TO ALL THIS!!
Joe Biden is now, and always has been, an incompetent, bungling fool. The Democrat supremacy will soon be overwhelmingly overthrown, and will have to find another bungling idiot to replce Biden. The Democrat Society is loaded with bungling idiots, so it should not be much of a problem to replace one insidious nut with another. The real insenate people who operate Joe Biden’s computerized monitors will be exposed for the scum that they are. It is most likely that nothing will ever happen to the Hillaries, the Pelosi’s, the Obama’s, the schiff’s, the Schumers’s, and countless other Democrats who have drastically broken Federal and state laws as long as we have a DOJ who is no better than a common thief. Public hanging would be most appropriate sentencing for just about every person Biden had appoionted or have appointed since he became President. Biden is, and always was, incompetent and besides being an anti-American asshole, he had fathered fully corrupt siblings. Biden has made the United States of America the laughing stock of the world. No other country respects or has trust in what we do or fail to do. It has taken this silly bastard and his cronies almost 18 months to completly destroy what once was a booming, high respected Nation. In the days of past, leaders such as Joe Biden would be not only dethroned, but deheaded. His many neurotic Democrats would have followed suit. What a shame that those days no longer exist. Joe Biden’s legacy will be: “I came, and did nothing; I remained, and did nothing; I led, and did nothing; so what the hell is there to write about?”
I really wonder, and I’ll like to know who was behind the Orders for the Uvalde Planed Police stand Down operation so that the massacre could take place, one and a half hours the police were twiddling their thumbs?? Doing nothing to save those kids. The Police Saved their own Kids?? As stated by one of the Officers.The Politicians behind this Massacre.!!?? Their Goal is Gun Control of course. Salvadore Ramos was a CIA production, mind control. Turned him into a Psychopath!!