Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) made the following statement upon the release of the Omnibus Appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2016. Congressman Cuellar fought to have a provision included that would repeal the longstanding ban on the export of U.S. crude oil. “The omnibus appropriations package includes a provision I have been advocating for to lift the 1975 prohibition on the export o... Read more »
Reps. Pete Olson (R-TX), Bob Latta (R-OH), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), and Henry Cuellar (D-TX), today introduced bipartisan legislation that would update how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) addresses ozone requirements in the Clean Air Act. EPA recently issued a new standard requiring a reduction in the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone, from the current level of 75 pa... Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) has released the following statement on President Obama's decision today to reject the application for the completion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline after years of consideration: "The Keystone XL is a great opportunity to create thousands of good jobs in a vastly growing energy sector. I greatly disagree with President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL... Read more »
ALEX CROWN The industry won a major victory when a bill by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, to end the ban passed 261-159, with 26 Democrats joining 235 Republicans in favor. On Wednesday, President Obama’s administration issued a veto threat, so two-thirds of the House and the Senate must back the legislation to override the president. ADVERTISEMENT “This is a vote to level the playing field for US work... Read more »
Texas congressman receives industry award SAN ANTONIO -- Congressman Lamar Smith (Republican – Texas, 21st District), chairman of the House Science, Space & Technology Committee, was honored on Monday with the presentation of the “Congressman of the Year Award” by the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers. The award was presented at a South Texas Wildcatters reception hosted by the Alliance Congress... Read more »
Published on Monday, 12 October 2015 04:56 - Written by Alex Mills, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, hosted a meeting in Laredo on Oct. 2 between officials from the governments of Mexico, the United States and Texas to discuss the recent changes in mineral laws in Mexico that will allow investment and development opportunities by companies outside Mexico. The ... Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives Passes Oil Export Bill; Yeas Insufficient to Override Obama Veto October 12, 2015 [OPIS] -The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Friday to allow exports of alldomestically produced crude oil, but as expected, the yes votes fell short ofthe 290 votes needed to override President Obama's promised veto. The controversial measure -- H.R. 702, introduced by R... Read more »
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2015 - 11:35AM Rep. Lamar Smith, R.-Texas, chairman of the Committee On Science, Space & Technology in the House of Representatives, received the Congressman of the Year award from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (Alliance), the oil and natural gas trade association said Oct. 12. “Chairman Smith has been a tireless worker for sound energy policy as chairman of one of the... Read more »
Oct 12, 2015, 2:34pm CDT Updated Oct 12, 2015, 3:19pm CDT INDUSTRIES & TAGS Sergio ChapaReporterSan Antonio Business Journal The 261-159 vote for a bill that would lift the federal ban on exporting crude oil went along party lines but six Texas congressional Democrats broke ranks to vote infavor of the controversial legislation. Authored by Congressman Joe Barton, R-Ennis, House Resolution 702 pas... Read more »
Today Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Joe Barton (R-TX-6) commended their colleagues on the bipartisan House floor vote to end the ban on crude oil exports. Cuellar and Barton introduced this legislation in February of this year. The bill passed 261-159, with 26 Democrats voting in favor. The United States is now one of the world’s leading energy producers, but our economy is hampered by an outd... Read more »
