After eight years of regulatory misadventure and self-imposed economic slumber our nation—thanks to President Trump—is once again setting a course for sensible energy policy,” said Chairman Gosar. “It was clear that the Agreement represented a wealth transfer from the United States to other signatory countries—nearly two hundred of them who wouldn’t have had to alter their energy and emission habits in the slightest in order to benefit from sterilized U.S. energy and resource sectors. U.S. compliance would have come with a nearly trillion dollar price tag. Now that President Trump’s State Department has formally issued notice of withdrawal to the United Nations, we are well on our way to renewed energy supremacy and a policy playbook that for once does not intentionally cripple our companies and the families that rely on them. The message is clear: No more giving other nations a helping hand at the expense of the American worker. Read more »
The Obama Administration’s ONRR 2017 Valuation Rule was another misguided attack on affordable energy that would have caused significant harm to tribal, rural and Western economies. This burdensome new regulation would have bankrupt small businesses, discouraged responsible energy production and hit the pocketbooks of hard-working American families,” said Chairman Gosar. “Furthermore, the Obama-era Valuation Rule would have imposed unnecessary and costly new reporting requirements that would have siphoned important revenues from local community coffers and the U.S. Treasury, creating a problem where there wasn’t one and having the exact opposite effect of what the regulation intended. I applaud Secretary Zinke’s leadership and am grateful he took action to provide certainty for job creators and to protect good-paying careers that are the backbone of many of our communities. Read more »
For Immediate Release
Date: July 31, 2017
Contact: Tanner Hanson
Tanner.Hanson@mail.house.gov
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