{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-outlines-priorities-to-restore-us-energy-dominance-at-gndc-conference", "Hoeven Outlines Priorities to Restore U.S. Energy Dominance at GNDC Conference", "2024-11-07", "2024", "2024-11", "Republican", "Senate", "ND", "John Hoeven", "H001061", "www.hoeven.senate.gov", "hoeven", "https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases", "scraper", "Hoeven Outlines Priorities to Restore U.S. Energy Dominance at GNDC Conference\n\nDICKINSON, N.D. \u2013 Senator John Hoeven today addressed the Greater North Dakota Chamber\u2019s (GNDC) Build & Beyond conference, where he outlined his priorities for the upcoming Congress and new administration. In particular, the senator discussed the need to unlock the nation\u2019s energy potential, restore U.S. energy dominance and empower the country to utilize all of its abundant energy resources, including coal, oil and natural gas. To this end, Hoeven highlighted the importance of:\n\nRescinding burdensome federal rules imposed during the Biden administration, which have locked away taxpayer-owned lands and minerals and increased energy production costs.\n\nHoeven pointed to the regulatory relief previously provided under the Trump administration, which resulted in the U.S. becoming a net energy exporter, as the kind of policies that are needed to make the nation energy secure and bring down inflation.\n\nEnsuring more timely, less cost-prohibitive federal approvals for energy development and energy infrastructure projects. Accordingly, Hoeven is sponsoring:\n\nThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mineral Spacing Act, which would remove duplicative BLM permitting regulations and better respect the rights of private mineral holders.\n\nThe North American Energy Act, a bill to prevent unnecessary delays for important cross-border energy projects, such as pipelines and transmission lines.\n\nLegislation to streamline and set deadlines for multi-agency National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews of natural gas pipelines and liquid natural gas (LNG) projects needed to get energy to market.\n\nSupporting access to affordable and reliable baseload electricity, including from coal-fired power plants.\n\nHoeven continues working to strengthen North Dakota\u2019s role as a leader in the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies to help secure the future of the state\u2019s coal industry.\n\n\u201cThrough regulatory relief, lower taxes and legal certainty, the U.S. can be energy dominant once again. We\u2019ve proven this time and again, both in North Dakota and across the nation under the Trump administration,\u201d said Hoeven \u201cWe can get there by rolling back the multitude of harmful policies imposed by the Biden administration on our energy industry, while advancing additional regulatory relief to streamline the federal approval process. That\u2019s how we will empower our country to make good use of all of its abundant energy resources, including our vast coal, oil and gas reserves.\u201d\n\nAdvancing Regulatory Relief\n\nHoeven discussed how the new Congress and incoming administration offer the opportunity to roll back overreaching and costly federal policies, such as those that:\n\nTarget natural gas and coal-fired electric, including the:\n\nMethane Rule & Natural Gas Tax.\n\nMercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule.\n\nClean Power Plan 2.0.\n\nWater Discharge Rule.\n\nCoal Ash Rule.\n\nRestrict access to, and increase the cost of developing, taxpayer-owned lands and resources, like the:\n\nPublic Lands Rule.\n\nBLM\u2019s Updated Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dakota.\n\nBLM Onshore Oil and Gas Rule.\n\nBLM Venting and Flaring Rule.\n\n-###-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:02:12Z"]], "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://www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-releases/hoeven-outlines-priorities-to-restore-us-energy-dominance-at-gndc-conference"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9304750710725784, "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"}