House Dems cross party lines, demand Biden admin expand oil drilling
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A group of House Democrats is asking the Biden administration to work quickly to outline plans for offshore oil and gas leasing over the next five years.
"As members of Congress representing Americans across six districts in three states, we write to urge the U.S. Department of the Interior to take immediate action necessary to hold uninterrupted offshore oil and gas lease sales under the pending 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program to avoid the now expected offshore wind leasing cliff," they wrote in the letter. Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
"Limiting oil and gas sales to one per year eliminates much needed flexibility and opens the possibility for unforeseen circumstances that would delay or cancel lease sales, including the possibility of future administrations holding offshore wind leasing hostage," the Democrats continued.