The bill, dubbed the Lower Energy Costs Act, could get a vote in the House as soon as this week before Congress breaks for its Easter recess. Story by TexasTribune.
U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, both represent oil and gas workers in South Texas.WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are pushing an energy bill that would overturn much of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, and two South Texas Democrats are helping them.
In 2022, Gonzalez and Cuellar ultimately voted along with their party to support the Democratic climate bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act. However, they expressed concern that any added burden on the oil and gas industry would negatively impact their constituents. The two withheld public support for the bill until just before they cast their votes and raised concerns within their caucus with provisions as it was being negotiated.
Other Texas Democrats recoiled at the Republican package, saying it rolled back essential environmental protections at the expense of the health of vulnerable communities. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, took to the House floor to denounce the package as the “Polluters over people act.”
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