DOI Fails to Release Promised Five-Year Leasing Plan

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Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) failed to release a proposed five-year plan for oil and gas leasing, despite Secretary Deb Haaland testifying during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing that the administration would issue a public proposed plan no later than June 30, 2022. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response:

"Broken promises amid historic inflation and skyrocketing gas prices are now standard practice for the Biden administration. Without a new plan in place, new leasing cannot occur, threatening our future supply of domestic energy. This would be an issue in any normal year, but it's especially egregious at a time when it's costing Americans more than ever before to drive to a July 4th cookout and cool down their homes during a heat wave. It's irresponsible, tone-deaf, and negligent for DOI to punish our domestic industries yet again, all while going hat-in-hand to OPEC to plead for the resources we already have right here at home. I hope Secretary Haaland can see the facts here and immediately issue a new five-year plan. With energy prices continuing to soar, time is of the essence."

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