FACT CHECK #DQP1VSJR

WHAT WE FOUND

While the Biden administration took several actions to restrict future energy expansion, the claim that it killed production is contradicted by record-high output levels. During the Biden administration, the United States became the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas [8, 10]. Domestic production was maintained through output from existing wells and the legal requirement for the administration to issue permits to current leaseholders 9. Although Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline [1, 4] and oversaw a significant drop in new federal land leases—plunging from an annual average of 2,000 to just 120 in his first full fiscal year 9—these actions did not halt overall production. The U.S. has remained a net exporter of energy during this tenure 3. High energy prices cited by critics [1, 7] were attributed by market analysts to global factors such as OPEC production cuts, the COVID-19 pandemic recovery, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine rather than a cessation of American production [8, 10]. While Republican officials characterize the administration's policies as a war on American energy [1, 5, 6], the physical volume of energy produced reached historic highs 8.

SOURCES

1. 1 · oversight.house.govACADEMIC
   Comer Releases Report on Democrats’ War on American Energy Production - United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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2. 2 · sullivan.senate.govACADEMIC
   SPEECH: Biden Slows American Oil & Gas Production | U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska

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3. 3 · houstonchronicle.comFACT-CHECKER
   Fact check: Is the U.S. ‘more energy independent today’ under President Joe Biden?

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4. 4 · wicker.senate.govACADEMIC
   Wicker: Biden Undermines U.S. Energy Independence - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker

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5. 5 · gop.govACADEMIC
   Denouncing Joe Biden’s Failed Far Left Anti-American Energy Agenda | House Republicans

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6. 6 · jeffduncan.house.govACADEMIC
   HEAT Members Denounce President Biden's Continued Assault on American Energy Production | Congressman Jeff Duncan

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7. 7 · rpc.senate.govACADEMIC
   Biden's Energy Blame Game

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8. 8 · democrats.orgWEB
   The U.S. Is More Energy Independent Under President Biden - Democrats

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9. 9 · thehill.comWEB
   Biden’s damaging war against American energy production

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10. 10 · politico.comWEB
    The oil and gas paradox threatening Biden’s party at the polls - POLITICO

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