{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2184", "Balderson Condemns Biden Administration's Assault on American Energy Security", "2021-09-28", "2021", "2021-09", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Troy Balderson", "B001306", "balderson.house.gov", "balderson", "https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27&Page=11", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Congressman Troy Balderson (OH-12) joined 14 other members of the House Energy Action Team in a Special Order on the House Floor Monday night condemning the Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats for their assault on American energy security and independence, and offering the following remarks:\n\nMadam Speaker,\n\nI rise today to address the Biden Administration\u2019s attack on American energy production.\n\nLast month, as Americans faced 40% higher prices at the pump as a result of his failed policies, President Biden found himself begging OPEC to open the valve to alleviate the pinch of skyrocketing prices.\n\nTo no one's surprise - OPEC refused.\n\nEarlier this year, in a baffling sequence of events... on his VERY FIRST DAY in office, President Biden cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline project, eliminating ELEVEN THOUSAND U.S. energy jobs here at home.\n\nAnd then he gave a green light to Russia\u2019s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline across Europe.\n\nPerhaps most appalling, is that the Nord Stream 2 decision was made in the wake of Russian hackers shutting down the Colonial Pipeline, affecting tens of millions of Americans up and down the east coast.\n\nThese misguided policy decisions by the Biden Administration have caused irreparable harm\u2013\n\nNot just to the U.S., but also to our European allies, who are growing increasingly weary of how the Kremlin may use its newfound grasp on the region\u2019s energy supplies to advance their geopolitical influence.\n\nDestroying American energy production under the false pretense that doing so is somehow saving the environment is NOTHING MORE than a mismatch of problems and solutions.\n\nIt\u2019s a disastrous display of virtue-signaling.\n\nMeanwhile, in the midst of soaring inflation, American taxpayers are the ones left paying the price - robbed of both reliable energy options AND their hard-earned money.\n\nMadam Speaker, the Biden Administration\u2019s policies are damaging American energy independence and security.\n\nWe must reverse course and return to a path of American energy leadership, not foreign reliance.\n\nMadam Speaker, I yield back.\n\nRelated News\n\nHouse passes Rep. Troy Balderson\u2019s bill to bolster grid reliability\n\nDecember 18, 2025 | Posted in Articles\n\nHouse Passes Balderson\u2019s Reliable Power Act\n\nDecember 17, 2025 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nBalderson Joins President Trump for Announcement to Lower Car Prices and Protect Consumer Choice\n\nDecember 3, 2025 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nBalderson, Cotton Introduce Bill to Stop Frivolous Lawsuits Blocking American Energy Projects\n\nDecember 2, 2025 | Posted in Press Releases\n\nRepublican Bill Targets Endless Litigation Over Energy Projects\n\nDecember 2, 2025 | Posted in Articles", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:17:01Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://balderson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2184"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7735949475318193, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}