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House Votes to Overturn Biden’s Natural Gas Export Approval Freeze
The House voted Thursday to pass legislation that would effectively undo the Biden administration’s freeze on new liquefied natural gas export approvals. While the bill isn’t likely to be taken up in the Democratically-controlled Senate, its passage on a 224-200 vote, including nine Democrats, could embolden House Republicans to include language easing the pause in future government funding legislation. The legislation (H.R. 7176) by Texas Republican Representative August Pfluger would strip the Department of Energy of their role in approving LNG-export permits and instead require the Federal Energy Regulatory ... (full story)