Today, President Biden is hosting Democratic congressional leaders at the White House to discuss an array of issues. Follow along for live updates.
The House will vote this week on a Republican bill that would tie releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to more fossil fuel leasing on federal lands.says that while the bill is not expected to become law, it is fueling a fierce messaging battle, with GOP lawmakers and the White House trading barbs over gasoline prices and the direction of U.S. energy policy. Per Maxine:
The Strategic Production Response Act, which was introduced by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers , would bar the Energy Department from tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless it develops a plan to increase oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters. The bill comes after President Biden last spring announced a drawdown of 180 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve — the largest-ever release from the reserve — in an effort to lower gas prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has teed up a vote on the measure this week. But the bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate, and Biden has vowed to veto the measure if it does reach his desk. You can read Maxine’s full analysis, in which she examines the veracity of three claims about the bill and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve,
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