Texas Congressional Democrats Urge Biden To Rescind Order Halting New Oil, Gas Leases

Four Texas House Democrats Are Urging President Joe Biden To Rescind His Executive Order Halting New Oil And Gas Leases On Federal Land And Water.

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Biden Signs Oil & Natural Gas Lease Moratorium Expanding Executive Order To Include Offshore Leases

The Lease Moratorium, Which Also Applies To Offshore Leases, Expands Executive Order Signed Last Week Suspending New Land Leases & Drilling Permits For 60 Days Unless Approved By DOI Leadership.

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Debating A Federal $15 Minimum Wage

Congressional Budget Office States That Increasing The Minimum Wage To $15 An Hour Would Increase The Income Of 17 Million People But It Would Come At A Cost, Disproportionately Impacting Part-Time Workers And Adults Without A High School Diploma.

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Warnings Issued By Texas, New Mexico & Louisiana Against Suspending Oil & Gas Leasing On Federal Lands

In Response To Biden Administration Suspending New Oil And Gas Leases On Federal Land For 60 Days, Oil and Gas Companies In The South and Southeast Warn That Doing So Would Impact Hundreds of Thousands Of Jobs And Destroy The Economy Of Some States.

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Biden’s Keystone XL Cancellation To Cost Jobs, Won’t Help Climate

Critics Say Killing The Oil Pipeline Project Will Eliminate Jobs On Both Sides Of The Border, Weaken Important Canada-U.S. Relationship And Undermine U.S. National Security.

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Biden’s Tax Plan Would Increase Taxes Across The Board, Estimates Vary By How Much

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s proposed tax increases of nearly $4 trillion over the next 10 years, if passed, “would be the highest in American history – indeed, in world history,” an analysis of his plan determined.

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