{"id":1484941,"date":"2022-05-19T19:15:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T23:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484941"},"modified":"2022-05-19T19:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T23:15:25","slug":"my-frustration-is-at-an-all-time-high-manchin-hammers-biden-admin-for-not-doing-enough-to-fix-energy-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-frustration-is-at-an-all-time-high-manchin-hammers-biden-admin-for-not-doing-enough-to-fix-energy-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My Frustration Is At An All-Time High\u2019: Manchin Hammers Biden Admin For Not Doing Enough To Fix Energy Crisis"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fmy-frustration-is-at-an-all-time-high-manchin-hammers-biden-admin-for-not-doing-enough-to-fix-energy-crisis%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=1484941&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\/05\/789C8EE0-9862-46CE-B3DE-57DD0790D267-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Moderate Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin blasted the Biden administration and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for doing little, if anything, to help alleviate the ongoing energy crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a hearing of the Senate Energy Committee on the Department of the Interior\u2019s budget request for fiscal year 2023, Manchin hammered the Biden administration for failing to increase domestic oil, natural gas, and critical minerals production. He also took the Interior Department to task for canceling several large oil leases, and imposing a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-admin-recommends-tighter-constraints-on-new-oil-and-gas-drilling-amid-energy-crisis\">restrictions<\/a> and costs on new oil and gas leases that would disincentivize new oil and gas development altogether.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are holding this hearing during trying times,\u201d Manchin began. \u201cPutin\u2019s horrific invasion of Ukraine, Russia\u2019s weaponization of oil and gas, increasing energy and food prices worldwide, and the growing challenge of competition with China. Given the current global situation, it is essential for the United States to step up to the plate as the superpower of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat includes the responsible development of our abundant energy and mineral resources. Unfortunately, even as we see Russia wage a war enabled by energy insecurity in Europe, this administration has made its opposition to domestic oil and gas production crystal clear \u2013 on and off Federal lands and waters,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ICYMI: In an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnergyDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EnergyDems<\/a> hearing today on the President\u2019s budget request for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Interior?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Interior<\/a> for FY 2023, Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sen_JoeManchin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sen_JoeManchin<\/a> urged the Biden Administration to rethink its approach to energy policy to protect America\u2019s energy and national security. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LommrXC1o8\">pic.twitter.com\/LommrXC1o8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SenateEnergyDems (@EnergyDems) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EnergyDems\/status\/1527394375227023360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Manchin said he supported a \u201cpause\u201d on new leases at a hearing last year, but since then, there have been no new leases, according to Manchin. The administration did hold a lease sale in the fall because of a court order, but those sales were later vacated by another court and went unchallenged by the administration, Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>The senator said that the Biden administration is scheduled to hold lease sales in June, but only a fraction of the available land and at a higher royalty rate, and only because of a court order. \u201cI\u2019m sorry to say it has become crystal clear that the \u2018pause\u2019 is in fact a \u2018ban,\u2019\u201d Manchin said, noting the recent cancellation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/while-gas-hits-record-high-biden-administration-cancels-enormous-alaska-oil-and-gas-lease-sale\">three large offshore oil leases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin then criticized the Biden administration\u2019s excuse that there are 9,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/deliberate-effort-to-mislead-the-public-psaki-hit-for-comments-on-unused-drilling-permits-as-gas-prices-skyrocket\">unused<\/a> drilling permits, so no new leases need to be sold. First, he pointed out that the number refers to onshore leases, not offshore leases. Second, he said those leases go through an \u201carduous\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/unacceptable-cruz-gop-senators-demand-end-to-oil-and-gas-lease-permit-delays\">review<\/a> process, with further review before a drilling permit is issued. Third, he said that logistics and building the rig also take time, which is why the permits last two years and can be extended for good cause. Manchin stated that 7,000 permits have been extended for such reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin then blasted the administration for pursuing a royalty increase for certain leases that he said \u201cmay disincentivize pursuing federal leases at all.\u201d He also excoriated regulations and public statements that he said have a chilling effect on new investment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy frustration is at an all-time high that we are talking to OPEC, Iran, and Venezuela to increase oil output while we are at the same time blocking increased energy production at home,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat does it say to producers here in the United States when we consider working with the Venezuelan government, which certainly doesn\u2019t share our values, instead of supporting domestic or North American production? Is this really in our best interest?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin also said the United State was still relying too much on China to supply critical minerals and not doing enough to open up domestic mining and processing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way we will be able to guarantee our energy security, which will also allow us to develop the technology to meet our climate goals, is to rely on ourselves and our proven partners around the globe,\u201d he said. \u201cGiven my experience with the so-called leasing \u2018pause,\u2019 and the missed Energy Act deadlines, I must admit that I am skeptical that this administration will ultimately support the development of these types of critical mineral projects.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moderate Democratic West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin blasted the Biden administration and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for doing little, if anything, to help alleviate the ongoing energy crisis.Speaking at a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":1484966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1484941","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\/1484941","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\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1484941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1484941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1484966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1484941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1484941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1484941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}