Energy

During my time in the Senate, I've been a strong supporter of our domestic energy industry, and specifically the 9+ million Americans that are employed thanks to our abundant fossil fuel resources.   As a Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee, I've fought for free market economics in energy production, rather than the command and control policies that continue to fail around the world.  My specific focus includes:

Increasing access to our abundant domestic resources that are made available from advances in technology and private capital.

Calling out the Obama Administration for its repeated missteps and junk science war on hydraulic fracturing.

Offering comprehensive energy legislation to allow multiple projects being held hostage to move forward, including the Keystone XL pipeline.

Shedding light on EPA overregulation that is crushing jobs and preventing a strong economic recovery.


Latest

  • Vitter: Authorizing Keystone Should Be a No-Brainer

    (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement regarding today’s vote in the U.S. Senate to authorize building the Keystone XL pipeline. S. 2280 failed to reach 60 votes in the Senate and was therefore not agreed to.

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  • Vitter: Final Approval Issued for Cameron LNG Project in Hackberry

    (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today announced that the Department of Energy is issuing the final authorization approval for the Cameron Liquefaction Project in Hackberry, Louisiana, which will be able to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States.

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  • Senators Push Administration for Expanded Offshore Drilling in Next 5-Year OCS Leasing Plan

    (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of Interior, regarding the Department’s oil and gas leasing plan for 2017 through 2022 on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

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  • Vitter Meets with Coal Miners Concerned About Losing Jobs

    (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, met today with a group of coal miners who visited the Capitol to protest a hearing on President Obama’s “Climate Action Plan” in the Senate Environment and Public Works committee.

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  • 41 Senators Urge President Obama to Withdraw Cap-and-Trade Rule

    (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), led 41 Senators in a letter to President Obama, asking him to withdraw the Administration’s massive rule to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants.

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  • Vitter: Cap and Trade is Back with All Pain, No Gain

    (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement about President Obama’s new regulations on carbon emissions from existing power plants as part of his Climate Action Plan.

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  • Republicans Support Keystone XL Pipeline

    (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) today made the following statement after news that Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the Senate Majority Leader, indicated that he will not allow a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline.

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