Congress can remove obstacles to Alaskan energy production

The people and economy of Alaska and the nation took a big hit when regulators at the Department of Interior canceled a host of oil leases in the state and later ruled to restrict oil and gas production on millions of acres in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

These actions negatively affect all Americans by limiting access to affordable energy sources. In fact, the United States has even started to look overseas to import foreign oil from unfriendly countries such as Venezuela.