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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Oil and Gas

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04/19/2024 Durbin, Thune Statement On Approval Of Summertime E15 Fuel Sales
04/28/2023 Durbin, Thune Statement On Biden Administration Decision To Sell E15 Fuel Through Summer
02/28/2023 Thune, Durbin Urge Biden to Prioritize E15 Fuel, Utilize American Agriculture
12/02/2022 Tweet - "By making E15 available year-round, the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act will help Illinois drivers save money at the pump by choosing low-carbon & home-grown ethanol, support Illinois farmers, and reduce our dependence on OPEC."
12/01/2022 Duckworth, Durbin Join Fischer, Klobuchar to Introduce Bipartisan Year-round E15 Legislation With Landmark Support
10/11/2022 Tweet - "The NOPEC Act passed in the Judiciary Committee w/ a bipartisan vote in May. Saudi Arabia's collusion w/ Putin to fix prices will increase gas prices for Americans at a time when inflation is high. The Senate must take action against price fixing by OPEC & pass this legislation."
03/10/2022 Tweet - "As the U.S. looks to move away from dependence on foreign oil, @SenDuckworth , @SenJohnThune , and I are calling on the Biden Administration to help lower the cost of fuel by permitting the year-round sale of E15 (ethanol)."
03/09/2022 Letter to Hon. Joesph R. Biden, President of the United States - Durbin, Thune, Duckworth Lead Bipartisan Push To Utilize E15, Restore American Energy Independence
03/08/2022 Tweet - "I applaud @POTUS 's choice to ban Russian oil imports. We cannot continue to purchase millions of barrels of oil to help fund Putin's war. This is another important step in tightening economic pressure on Putin and his cowardly enablers and helping the brave Ukrainian people."
03/08/2022 Durbin Statement On Biden Administration's Announcement To Ban Russian Oil Imports
03/07/2022 Following Meeting With Ukrainian President Zelensky, Durbin Calls On U.S. To Ban Russian Oil Imports
03/06/2022 Tweet - "Stop Russian oil exports to the United States. They represent only 4% of our oil needs but 14% of Russian world exports. We cannot let U.S. dollars fund Putin's devastating invasion of Ukraine."
03/05/2022 Durbin To Join Manchin, Murkowski Bipartisan Bill To Ban Russian Energy Imports
02/01/2022 Letter to Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency - Duckworth & Durbin Join Klobuchar, Grassley & Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Letter Urging Biden Administration to Prioritize Renewable Fuel Standard
01/07/2022 Letter to Richard Glick, Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Consumer Protection from Rising Gas, Home Heating, and Energy Costs
01/07/2022 Tweet: Proud to join @SenMarkey this week in calling on the FERC to protect Illinoisans from outrageous energy bills. Keeping the heat on during colder winters shouldn't be a luxury.
03/08/2021 Letter to the Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Durbin, Bipartisan Colleagues Call On USDA To Assist Biofuels Industry
02/17/2021 Tweet - "With arctic temperatures sweeping across Illinois & the U.S., @SenDuckworth & I are concerned that Illinois residents who rely on natural gas will be stuck with massive, unaffordable energy bills. We're asking the Biden Admin. to step in & provide them with support."
02/16/2021 Letter to the Hon. Susan Rice, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy - With Arctic Temps Across U.S., Durbin & Duckworth Ask Administration To Provide Support To Americans That Rely On Natural Gas For Heat
01/15/2021 Letter to President-Elect to Joe Biden - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
01/15/2021 Letter to President-Elect Biden - Menendez, Booker Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
12/21/2020 Tweet - "Trump's Department of the Interior has proposed hundreds of oil & gas leases across Utah, threatening the fragile landscape and ecosystem. I'm leading a group of @SenateDems in calling on @Interior to cancel these leases immediately."
12/16/2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Bennet Joins Letter Opposing Last-Minute Oil and Gas Lease Sale & Seismic Exploration in Arctic Refuge
11/02/2020 Tweet - "Deeply concerned by reports that Nicor Gas may have illegally polluted groundwater near its storage facilities. Because of the severity of these claims, I will be looking into this situation further."
08/27/2020 Letter to the Hon. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator of the EPA - Bennet, Bicameral Colleagues Highlight Dangerous New EPA Methane Rule
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