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The Republican Standard
- July 29, 2022
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Amid the Biden administration’s plans to sell historic amounts of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) has introduced the “No Oil for CCP Act.” The bill specifically bans exporting SPR oil to China, North Korea, Iran, or recipients under the influence of the Chinese Communist Party. “Following reports that the Department of Energy sold nearly […]

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The Republican Standard
- June 17, 2022
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In a statement released earlier this week, American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers had some harsh words for President Biden. A key oil industry leader, Sommers said in a statement released by his organization that “the administration’s misguided policy agenda shifting away from domestic oil and natural gas has compounded inflationary pressures and added headwinds to […]

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The Republican Standard
- August 31, 2018
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Regulatory reform and old fashioned drilling as led the U.S. to decrease energy imports and grow closer to energy independence. Although refineries in the U.S. still require “heavy crude” from abroad, whereas shale drillers produce lighter grades, the import-export gap is now at a 24-year low.

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The Republican Standard
- May 1, 2018
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed a mass of documents on Monday that, according to him, fully prove that Iran previously sought to build a nuclear weapon.