“Progressive Caucus member @JaredHuffman told me calling on Biden to declare a climate emergency is one of the ‘centerpiece’ actions to headline their EO plan,” Politico reporter Joshua Siegel tweeted Tuesday. “A draft of the plan I saw also calls for Biden to ban oil/gas drilling on public lands and end fossil fuel subsidies.”
Siegel continued that House Democrats will call on Biden to manufacture more heat pumps to “ease the strain in oil and gas markets that has been caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine.” Many of those heat pumps would be given to Europe, according to the House Progressives’ plan.
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The reported move drew immediate denouncement on social media, with many pointing out that gas prices have increased to record levels prompting Republicans to call for increased drilling to ease pain at the pump, not less. “Dems want $10 gas,” Republican Sen. Ted Cruz tweeted.
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“The Democrats need to wake up,” Republican Sen. Steve Daines tweeted. “We must unleash American energy.”
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“And Democrats wonder why people blame them for high gas prices,” a Twitter account associated with the National Republican Congressional Committee tweeted. “We need to focus on building critical infrastructure and increasing domestic production, not jeopardizing North American energy security,” President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers Jay Timmons tweeted. “Manufacturers oppose this attempt to potentially further disrupt domestic energy production and drive up prices.”
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The use of a “climate emergency” raises constitutional concerns as the country eases out of emergency COVID limitations imposed two years ago by governors and local authorities, which shut down businesses and killed millions of jobs nationwide.
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The White House did not immediately react to a request for comment from Fox News. The Biden Administration has faced intense criticism in recent weeks for refusing to commit to increasing oil production in the United States as gas prices have surged roughly $1.50 per gallon since he took off in a crisis that has been exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“It’s going to go up,” Biden told a reporter when asked regarding gas prices last week. “Can’t do much right now. Russia is responsible.”
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