On the recordNovember 8, 2023
My amendment prohibits funds from being used to implement the Biden administration's January 2021 executive order titled ``Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.'' The Biden administration issued this executive order under the guise of protecting United States' national security and foreign policy, yet Republicans see right through this. This executive order is yet another example of the Biden administration's effort to circumvent the people's House and advance their radical anti-American energy agenda by depriving the energy industry of the financing it needs from our capital markets. Perhaps if we want to work in our national security interests, Mr. Chair, we should bring energy independence and dominance back to the United States by promoting, not working to prevent, the financing of the very capital-intensive energy sector. We should block misguided ESG initiatives where the ultimate goal is to politicize the allocation of capital and steer investments into the Democrats' desired climate transition. To protect national security interests, we should pass H.R. 1 and unleash American energy not just for our economy but for our national security. Instead, unsurprisingly, the Biden administration releases this executive order that calls for the U.S.…
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