House Oversight Republicans Launch New Probe Into Biden Admin’s LNG Export Pause

Published on March 18, 2024

Republican House Oversight and Accountability Committee members are investigating the Biden administration’s January order blocking certain new licenses to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and Reps. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) and Clay Higgins (R-La.) sent a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Monday, pressing her for documents and communications about the export pause. The Biden administration’s pause specifically blocks the approval of new export licenses between U.S. firms and recipients in non-Free Trade Agreement countries. President Joe Biden announced the LNG export pause on Jan. 26, citing concerns about a “climate crisis.” The president said his administration will work during the export pause to reevaluate the impacts of LNG exports on energy costs, energy security, and the environment....

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