House Republicans say the Biden administration buried a 2023 analysis that cautioned against imposing its January 2024 pause in processing new liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits and continues to dodge congressional requests to provide documents that justified the decision.
Those claims were among allegations that GOP panelists lodged against the Department of Energy (DOE) during a 75-minute Dec. 4 hearing staged by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee.
“Reports indicate that before the ban, the White House met with activists and TikTok influencers—I’m not making that up—who were adamant the administration take radical steps to address climate change and eliminate fossil fuels,” said the subcommittee’s chair, Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas)….