The House passed a bill Thursday that would undo President Joe Biden‘s pause on approvals for liquefied natural gas export facilities, the latest effort by Republicans to oppose the administration’s energy policies ahead of the November election.
The bill passed on a bipartisan basis, 224-200, with nine Democrats voting with Republicans to undo the LNG pause announced earlier this month. The Biden administration stated it would be pursuing the pause in efforts to evaluate the facilities’ impact on the environment, along with the economy and national security. Still, the White House received flak from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who argued the move undercuts domestic supply and will lead to increased dependence on adversaries such as Russia.
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