Richard Hudson

10/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/11/2024 13:04

Reps. Richard Hudson, Kevin Hern, August Pfluger Move to Stop Flawed Social Cost of Energy from Driving Burdensome Regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09), Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01), and RSC House Energy Action Team (HEAT) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11) led 10 of their colleagues to introduce the Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act, which will prohibit the federal government from using the flawed social cost of carbon, methane, nitrous oxide, or any other greenhouse gas metric in the rulemaking process. "The Biden-Harris Administration will use every tool at their disposal to advance their radical green agenda. North Carolinians are struggling to fill up their tanks and pay their electricity bills - the last thing they are worried about is the 'social cost' of energy. We need to be unleashing American energy to lower prices, not cripple production with burdensome, costly regulations,"said Rep. Hudson. "The Biden-Harris Administration is proud of their war on traditional energy sources; they began their assault on Day 1. As a result, Americans are feeling the pain at the pump. It's just a fact that government interference in the energy industry has directly contributed to these rising costs. No more manipulated studies and biased research - the American people deserve transparent and honest information,"said RSC Chairman Hern. "The Biden-Harris White House has proven their willingness to hide behind biased and flawed research to advance their war against American energy producers. I am proud to join forces with Representatives Hudson and Hern and our friend Senator Lankford to prohibit the federal government from using flawed metrics to impose new mandates on the energy industry. The White House should unleash clean, affordable, American energy to bring costs down for the American people,"said RSC HEAT Chairman Pfluger.

Joining Hudson, Hern, and Pfluger are Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Brian Babin (R-TX), Nick Langworthy (R-NY), Chip Roy (R-TX), Laurel Lee (R-FL), and Jeff Duncan (R-SC).

Read more in Fox News HERE.Read the full text of the bill HERE.



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