Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N. Mex.) said the Biden administration is doing everything to reverse the policies of the Trump administration, and trying to upend the country, including waging a war against America’s fossil fuel industry, whose technology allows it to provide cleaner and less-expensive energy than most other nations.
“It feels as though we are watching an administration and progressives that are trying to dismantle our nation, and we are weakening ourselves,” said Herrell.
U.S. Oil Better for Environment
Herrell said the Biden administration’s energy policies will benefit environmental special interest groups and foreign countries and are not about protecting the environment. If they were about the climate, why would we import fossil fuel from countries that cannot produce energy as clean as we can? she said.“But if it’s really about climate, and doing what is right, well, why aren’t we then utilizing our environmental regulatory processes” to produce enough oil in the United States, said Herrell. “American energy is cleaner than the next seven countries combined,” she added.
U.S. Not Ready for “Transition” to Clean Energy
“So, right away, it tells you, if we’re going to be honest about this, it is not about climate—but it’s a good talking point for them, and this ‘transition,’ we’re not going to transition, we don’t have the infrastructure to transition as fast as they want to.”The technology for green energy production is not developed and reliable enough to provide the amount of affordable energy Americans need, said Herrell. As in the case of the early cell phones, “We had to wait for the technology and for the price and for the right time. They’re not willing to do that with the energy sector.”
“They [Europe] weren’t ready for it, it didn’t work, and now they have some of the highest utility costs in the world. They just aren’t there yet,” said Herrell. “If we’re going to talk about renewables, then let’s talk about everything from the development stage to the disposal stage.”
Democrats’ justification to end the use of fossil fuels is misguided and dishonest, said Herrell.
“I can’t even get a Democrat to say, You know what, that’s a great idea. This would save our watersheds, it would clean up the forest, the forest floor, but it would also save on these catastrophic wildfires we’re seeing everywhere. Now think about the emissions from those fires going into the atmosphere,” said Herrell.
More Than Oil
U.S. fossil fuel industry provides us and our allies with a fuel source that is reliable and abundant, but is being demonized by the Biden administration in the name of climate change.“It’s really unfortunate that we’re going to vilify the most important industry, in my opinion, to this entire nation. I mean, it touches everything,” said Herrell. Beyond gas, and producing food, the fossil fuel industry is key to producing hundreds of other everyday items, from clothes to medical supplies.
“When you look at the big picture, this is our farm to table. This is products to stores, this is a supply chain issues. This is an energy crisis that affects every single American.”
Instead, the left is weaponizing the climate and has been able to push a narrative about the environment because they control the mainstream media, Herrell said. Under the Biden administration, the government is getting bigger, and voters are frustrated, she said.
“I think Americans are going, wait a minute, you know, we want our country back. We want to be in a safe neighborhood. We want to be prosperous and make sure our kids have something to inherit from us as a nation and, right now, it is scary to think what they’re doing to the bedrock of this nation.”
