{"id":883034,"date":"2021-10-15T12:13:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T16:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=883034"},"modified":"2021-10-15T12:13:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T16:13:52","slug":"higher-bills-for-american-families-house-republicans-demand-answers-from-biden-administration-on-energy-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/higher-bills-for-american-families-house-republicans-demand-answers-from-biden-administration-on-energy-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Higher Bills For American Families\u2019: House Republicans Demand Answers From Biden Administration On 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\">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%2Fhigher-bills-for-american-families-house-republicans-demand-answers-from-biden-administration-on-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=883034&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--><p>Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee urged the Biden administration to lay out its plans for tackling the looming energy crisis.<\/p>\n<p>The representatives noted that the federal government was responsible for protecting U.S. energy security and ensuring Americans have access to affordable energy, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/republicans-energycommerce.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Letter-to-Sec.-Granholm-on-Energy-Price-Increases.pdf\">letter<\/a> Thursday addressed to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. They added that energy prices are directly tied to particular sectors of the economy and could further <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/29\/oil-prices-inflation-jerome-powell-federal-reserve\/\">push inflation higher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith predictions of a colder than usual winter this year, we want to understand as soon as possible what actions you and the Department are taking to prepare for what could be a perfect storm of a cold winter, high and unaffordable energy prices, and supply disruptions,\u201d the 22 House Republicans wrote to Granholm.<\/p>\n<p>Oil and natural gas prices have skyrocketed worldwide, which <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/07\/renewable-energy-fossil-fuels-oil-gas-joe-biden-energy-crisis\/\">experts have blamed<\/a> on supply chain shortfalls, governments\u2019 rapid shift to renewables and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/04\/oil-prices-organization-of-the-petroleum-exporting-countries-russia-white-house\/\">decision<\/a> not to boost production. While the White House has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/07\/white-house-climate-change-energy-prices-jen-psaki-joe-biden\/\">downplayed<\/a> the price surges, President Joe Biden reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/14\/joe-biden-energy-oil-prices-economic-recovery\/\">contacted<\/a> oil industry leaders in a plea for help as the winter quickly approaches.<\/p>\n<p>Granholm hinted last week that the government may tap into its large emergency oil reserves, Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/energy\/us-energy-secretary-tapping-oil-reserve-possible-tool-calm-prices-ft-2021-10-06\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/14\/west-virginia-states-congress-energy-prices-methane-fee\/\">(RELATED: \u2018Americans Are Hurting\u2019: 19 States Urge Congress To Reject Policies That Would Cause Higher Energy Prices)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7302525\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7302525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks during the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference on Sept. 20. (Joe Klamar\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The federal government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/outlooks\/steo\/report\/WinterFuels.php\">predicted<\/a> this week that heating costs will jump as much as 54% this winter. If the average temperature is 10% colder than expected, those prices could see a 94% increase, the Energy Information Administration report showed.<\/p>\n<p>The average price of gasoline, meanwhile, increased to $3.31 per gallon Friday, a more than 50% jump year-over-year, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">according<\/a> to AAA data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we understand that global supply chain disruptions and demand shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced domestic prices, we are deeply concerned that the Administration\u2019s anti-fossil fuel agenda is significantly contributing to higher bills for American families and businesses,\u201d the GOP representatives continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has rolled out a series of policies to combat climate change which the Republicans said may contribute to higher prices.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after taking office, the president <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/joe-biden-keystone-xl-pipeline-montana\/\">nixed<\/a> the federal permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/01\/20\/executive-order-protecting-public-health-and-environment-and-restoring-science-to-tackle-climate-crisis\/\">opened the door<\/a> for sweeping regulation on large swaths of the economy that produce emissions and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/15\/jeff-landry-joe-biden-louisiana\/\">banned<\/a> all oil and gas leasing on federal lands. The moves all received significant pushback from states.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has separately announced goals of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/04\/22\/fact-sheet-president-biden-sets-2030-greenhouse-gas-pollution-reduction-target-aimed-at-creating-good-paying-union-jobs-and-securing-u-s-leadership-on-clean-energy-technologies\/\">cutting emissions<\/a>&nbsp;50% by 2030,&nbsp;ensuring&nbsp;100% carbon-free electricity by 2035 and&nbsp;achieving&nbsp;net-zero emissions by 2050. The administration has also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/08\/05\/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-steps-to-drive-american-leadership-forward-on-clean-cars-and-trucks\/\">pushed<\/a>&nbsp;for 50% of vehicles purchased in 2030 to be electric,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/09\/21\/remarks-by-president-biden-before-the-76th-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly\/\">announced<\/a> the U.S. would double its financial commitment to international climate efforts and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/13\/joe-biden-interior-department-wind-farm-renewable-energy\/\">unveiled<\/a>&nbsp;a plan to build seven wind farms around the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy and Commerce Republicans asked that the secretary respond by Oct. 21 to answer their questions.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee urged the Biden administration to lay out its plans for tackling the looming energy crisis.The representatives noted that the federal government was &#8230;<\/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-883034","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\/883034","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=883034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883034\/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=883034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}