{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/HEAT-Report-November-7-2022", "The HEAT Report", "2022-11-07", "2022", "2022-11", "Republican", "House", "LA", "Steve Scalise", "S001176", "scalise.house.gov", "scalise", "https://scalise.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "The HEAT Report is a weekly newsletter focusing on how members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) promote American energy security, and an all-of-the-above energy economy.\n\nThe Latest:\n\nWith a historically low supply of diesel reserves, once again, Americans are forced to bear the brunt of President Biden\u2019s self-inflicted energy crisis.\n\nAs families and businesses still struggle to afford daily needs because of the Democrat-caused inflation, Republican lawmakers highlighted yet another hit to our economy and the supply chain. Last week, HEAT Leaders issued a statement warning Americans of the severe economic impacts to come because of low diesel reserves and higher prices per barrel.\n\nThis Week's HEAT Member Highlights:\n\nRepublican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) demanded President Biden wake up to his self-made energy crisis as the impending diesel shortage threatens the backbone of our economy.\n\nHEAT Co-Chair Representative Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) sent a letter to Secretaries Granholm, Buttigieg, Haaland, seeking answers on how these members of the President\u2019s Cabinet plan to deal with the diesel shortage.\n\nHEAT Co-Chair Representative Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) shared how diesel fuel is imperative for our economy to run, and with diesel fuel level at a historic low, it is time for President Biden to pay attention to this energy emergency before this sends our nation into another crisis.\n\nRepresentative Austin Scott (R-Ga.) called for American energy independence as the administration continues to slash our emergency reserves for political purposes.\n\nRepresentative August Pfluger (R-Texas) called out President Biden\u2019s continued vilification of American oil and gas producers and invited him to come to meet the hard-working producers in the prolific Permian Basin to see what they do best\u2014 provide affordable, abundant, and ever-cleaner energy to the world.\n\nRepresentative French Hill (R-Ark.) slammed the administration for the continued war on fossil fuels and tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a short-term solution.\n\nRepresentative Robert Latta (R-Ohio) outlined solutions to advance U.S. energy independence with two pieces of legislation including the Powering America through Domestic Energy Act and American Energy Independence From Russia Act.\n\nRepresentative Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) and Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) penned an op-ed calling for an end to the Biden Administration\u2019s war on American energy production.\n\nRepresentative Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) warned that increased costs from the energy crisis would be passed on to consumers as the U.S. diesel supply dwindles under President Biden.\n\nRepresentative Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) called President Biden\u2019s plan to institute a new excise tax, which is also known as a Windfall Profits Tax, on energy company profits another desperate political move.\n\nRepresentative Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) slammed the administration\u2019s threat to impose a windfall tax on oil companies.\n\nRepresentative Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Chairman of the Congressional Western Caucus, laid out a version of Leader McCarthy\u2019s Commitment to America to restore energy dominance for rural America.\n\nRepresentative Randy Weber (R-Texas) introduced a resolution to condemn President Biden for recklessly depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.\n\nRepresentative Kevin Brady (R-Texas), House Ways and Means Republican Leader, blasted President Biden\u2019s new tax saying it would mean even higher prices and less American-made energy.\n\nRepresentative John Joyce (R-Pa.) blamed President Biden for making America less safe by draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:24:37Z"]], "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://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/HEAT-Report-November-7-2022"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4549256302416325, "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"}