Energy

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-18) today voted in favor of the Strategic Production Response Act, which would prevent the president from tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for political purposes and require the Biden administration to create a plan to refill it. The Biden administration tapped the SPR several times over the past two years ago in an apparent attempt to lower… Read more »

Representative Scott Franklin (FL-15) today introduced the Prohibiting Oil Trade with Venezuela’s Tyrant Act, which would require the president to prohibit the importation of all petroleum products originating from Venezuela. The bill was developed in response to reports that the Biden Administration discussed loosening sanctions on Venezuela’s Maduro regime. Original… Read more »

As published in the Lakeland Ledger. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing America and our allies to determine how to thwart Vladimir Putin’s goal of resurrecting the former Soviet Union. Unfortunately, the Biden Administration’s strategy of implementing banking sanctions on Russia will not succeed. Energy sanctions must be imposed as well. The U.S. must unshackle our… Read more »