Congressman Nick Langworthy Supports Bill To Prohibit Tapping Into The Strategic Petroleum Reserve For Non-Emergencies
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, January 26th, Congressman Nick Langworthy cosponsored and voted for the Strategic Production Response Act, a bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for non-emergency reasons until establishing a plan to increase oil and gas production on federal lands and waters.
“President Biden’s war on American energy is what sent gas prices skyrocketing, but instead of reversing course, he put our nation’s security at risk by draining and selling our emergency reserves to artificially lower prices to get him through the midterm election. Energy security is national security and these reserves must be protected. We have a lot of work to do to get back toward American energy independence, but this bill is essential to ensuring we have an energy supply for emergencies. I’m proud to be an original co-sponsor of this bill and applaud its passage,” said Congressman Langworthy.
Read more about the Strategic Production Response Act here.
Congressman Nick Langworthy represents the 23rd Congressional District of New York which includes Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben Counties and parts of Erie County. Visit langworthy.house.gov.