{"id":1360925,"date":"2022-03-06T04:41:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T09:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1360925"},"modified":"2022-03-06T10:10:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T15:10:53","slug":"sen-ted-cruz-joins-elon-musk-in-call-for-increased-american-oil-and-gas-output","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-ted-cruz-joins-elon-musk-in-call-for-increased-american-oil-and-gas-output\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Ted Cruz Joins Elon Musk In Call For Increased American Oil And Gas Output"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-ted-cruz-joins-elon-musk-in-call-for-increased-american-oil-and-gas-output%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1360925&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-19-copy-8.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz joined in agreement with Tesla CEO Elon Musk\u2019s viral Twitter post that America needs to increase oil and gas output \u201cimmediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz took to Twitter on Saturday to support Musk\u2019s statement, saying, \u201cCouldn\u2019t agree more! Unleash American energy NOW!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Couldn&#8217;t agree more! Unleash American energy NOW! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2VHclbkeSS\">https:\/\/t.co\/2VHclbkeSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1500105426439966723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk posted to Twitter on Friday to voice his support to increase domestic oil and gas drilling as the nation faces surging prices at the pump from the Biden administration\u2019s policies and Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHate to say it, but we need to increase oil &#038; gas output immediately. Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures,\u201d Musk tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, this would negatively affect Tesla, but sustainable energy solutions simply cannot react instantaneously to make up for Russian oil &#038; gas exports,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Obviously, this would negatively affect Tesla, but sustainable energy solutions simply cannot react instantaneously to make up for Russian oil &#038; gas exports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1499909806504779779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz also expressed his support after he released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sen-cruz-introduces-the-energy-freedom-act-to-make-america-energy-independent-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Friday regarding his introduction of the Energy Freedom Act, an effort to make America energy independent again by \u201caccelerating federal permitting for energy projects and pipelines, mandating new onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales, approving pending LNG export licenses, and generally speeding up solar, wind, and geothermal development.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m introducing the Energy Freedom Act to reverse Biden\u2019s actions so we can restore American energy independence. This bill won\u2019t cost taxpayers a dime, but it will provide the United States billions in revenue in the coming years by expediting permitting, leasing, safe new pipelines, and exports, and providing much needed regulatory certainty. It would create new jobs, lower energy costs, and because modern energy production in the United States is far cleaner than in any other country\u2019s by every measure, it would help the environment,\u201d Cruz said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Energy Freedom Act would put a stop to the Biden administration\u2019s sabotage of the American energy industry, and Congress should take it up without delay,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz has also advocated for the U.S. to immediately boycott Russian oil and gas in response to its invasion of Ukraine. After joining a call on Saturday with fellow senators and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Cruz called for swift support, including an immediate oil and gas embargo against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ukrainian people and President Zelenskyy are showing the world what a free country looks like when fighting for its survival against totalitarian aggression, even at overwhelming odds. We have all been moved by their bravery and heroism,\u201d Cruz said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sen-cruz-issues-statement-after-call-with-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> following the call on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is incumbent upon the United States to ensure that our Ukrainian allies have what they need to defend themselves, and that Putin does not have resources he needs to fund his war machine,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>His statement also called an oil embargo against Russia \u201cthe only economic sanction\u201d that can strongly deter Russian President Vladimir Putin in his attacks on the people of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, the United States should immediately implement an oil and gas embargo on Russia. If the Biden administration won\u2019t do so on its own, Congress should mandate that they do so. As President Zelenskyy told us, boycotting Russian oil and gas would be the most potent sanction we can impose, by far, and it is also the only economic sanction that can tenably and quickly affect Russia\u2019s ability to continue financing its aggression,\u201d Cruz argued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the coming days Congress will focus on aid to Ukraine. We should consider a standalone Ukraine military aid package to get them the assistance they need as quickly as possible. Ukraine, its people, and its leaders will not survive if we settle for half-measures and delay,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz joined in agreement with Tesla CEO Elon Musk\u2019s viral Twitter post that America needs to increase oil and gas output \u201cimmediately.\u201dCruz took to Twitter on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1360925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1360925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1360925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1360925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1360925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1360925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1360925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}