{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gonzales.house.gov/2021/12/rep-gonzales-joins-bipartisan-letter-urging-president-keep-us-crude-oil", "Rep. Gonzales Joins Bipartisan Letter Urging President to Keep U.S. Crude Oil Exports Policy", "2021-12-10", "2021", "2021-12", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Tony Gonzales", "G000594", "gonzales.house.gov", "gonzales", "https://gonzales.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2013 Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) signed a letter to President Biden led by Congressmen August Pfluger (R-TX-11) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) in opposition to reinstating a ban on U.S. crude oil export. This letter comes in response to rising energy costs across America.\n\n\u201cIf your Administration is seeking solutions to reduce the price of U.S. gasoline, a crude oil export ban is not the remedy. In fact, imposing such a ban will most likely make the situation far worse, as many of the existing studies have shown,\u201d said the letter.\n\n\"During unprecedented times of supply chain issues and steep gas prices, a crude oil ban would be a disastrous step in the wrong direction,\u201d said Congressman Tony Gonzales. \u201cWe should not be relying on other countries for gas and oil when we have the ability to maintain energy independence in our own backyard. Now, more than ever, we should be incentivizing American-made, domestic production, rather than taking actions that would lead to a trade deficit and higher domestic prices.\u201d\n\n\u201cInstead of considering an oil export ban that would devastate domestic producers, embolden our foreign adversaries, and drive-up prices on Americans, this administration should pursue policies that unleash affordable, reliable American energy,\u201d said Congressman Pfluger. \u201cWe must put Midland over Moscow. Energy security is national security, and nothing is more vital for our prosperity. I would like to thank Congressman Cuellar for continuing to lead and advocate for American energy producers. Our energy policy must put American workers and families first.\u201d\n\n\u201cOver the last few months, the United States has seen a rise in prices at the gas pump. As we begin to heal from the pandemic, we must be smart about policy to protect Americans from any additional financial strain,\u201d said Congressman Cuellar. \u201cI urge the Biden Administration to decide against a potential ban on crude oil exports to save jobs, keep money in our pockets, and protect our national security interests. Thank you to Congressman Pfluger and our colleagues for their unwavering support to maintain the United States\u2019 energy independence.\u201d\n\nThe Members of Congress are urging the President to resist the reinstatement of the crude oil export ban to avoid the following negative consequences:\n\nRestrict the global supply of oil thereby putting upward pressure on global prices and potentially straining international relationships.\n\nLimit access to a global marketplace thus discouraging new domestic production, restricting supply, and exacerbating future consumer cost for gasoline, natural gas, and electricity.\n\nCreate an imbalance between refining capacity and domestic production, introducing costly inefficiencies in the production of gasoline.\n\nPose serious threats to thousands of jobs, reversing an important bipartisan policy agreement during the Obama Administration.\n\n\u201cI strongly oppose a ban on U.S. crude oil exports,\u201d said Congresswoman Carol Miller. \u201cI appreciate this bipartisan effort to put the Biden Administration on notice. A ban on the export of our energy would lower production, increase prices for consumers, and risk the jobs of millions of hardworking Americans.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor nearly 40 years, the U.S. had imposed a ban on exporting domestically produced crude oil. I voted to end this in 2015 and President Obama signed it into law. This led to a historic energy boom and helped strengthen America\u2019s energy independence,\u201d said Congressman Bishop. \u201cTo maintain our energy independence, we must have a broad energy portfolio that includes not only wind, solar, electric, and nuclear but oil as well.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe\u2019ve all noticed the higher prices at the pump but reinstating a ban on U.S. crude oil exports is not the answer,\u201d said Congressman Vicente Gonzalez. \u201cThis policy would put American jobs in jeopardy and further strain our global supply chain\u2014at a time when we cannot afford to do either. Now is the time to look to our own resources and support other efforts to lower prices for hardworking Americans.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "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://gonzales.house.gov/2021/12/rep-gonzales-joins-bipartisan-letter-urging-president-keep-us-crude-oil"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5792050398886204, "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"}