I fear that the Administration has asked USDA to take on an impossible task that will only end up in litigation.

It is always a challenge when you are dealing with the issues that we are talking about inside a building here in D.C. to see the real effect that is happening out in the real world.

We do intend to use that like we did on the first field hearing that we did.

The multiple-use mandate provided in the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to balance the resources and uses of public lands to the benefit of the American people.

Regulatory reform is critical to alleviate barriers to geothermal development in the United States.

The TAP American Energy Act also provides Gulf coast energy producing states with a larger share of revenue from offshore energy development.

It is baffling that many of my Democratic colleagues seem content to let the status quo choke out American innovation and ingenuity.

The American Petroleum Institute (API) writes regarding legislation to be considered during the upcoming legislative hearings.

the American people are going to get a fair return for the minerals that they are providing to companies.

IPAA thanks Chairman Westerman, Chairman Stauber, and Representative Graves for the thoughtful reforms outlined in the Transparency and Production of American Energy Act of 2023 (TAP Act).

It takes an absolutely unreasonable amount of time to mine here in the United States.

Our constituents are paying the price of bad policies that result in high energy prices.

If we can bring the smelting and processing back home and incentivize new mines, we could recapture that, and really advance our economic future in electrification.

It is good that Congress is back at work. A lot of us have been not just slipping out and taking a break.

The TAP American Energy Act would build on the leasing provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act and ensure lease sales will continue in the Gulf of Mexico.

When President Biden paused federal oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, our industry faced unprecedented uncertainty leading to record-high gas prices for consumers.

The TAP act provides clarity and consistency in three areas that will help meet the administration's goal of deploying at least 25 GW of geothermal resources on public land by 2025.

As the leading trade association representing the entire value chain of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry, API supports policies that strengthen our nation's energy security and our economy, and that protect our environment.