4 House Dems From Texas Oppose Biden Move Against Oil & Gas

(Washington, DC) — A North Texas congressman is one of four Texas Democrats who are opposing an executive order issued Wednesday by President Joe Biden.

The order directs the Secretary of the Interior to halt new oil and gas leases on federal public lands and waters “to the extent possible.” Marc Veasey of Fort Worth joined Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Lizzie Fletcher of Houston, and Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen, in sending Biden a letter demanding he rescind the order.

They say the ban would destroy jobs, increase dependency on foreign oil, reduce federal revenue, and harm the economies of the nation and the state.