7 House Democrats Join Republicans Urging Biden Reverse on Natural Gas Export Pause

As European allies have turned from Russia to the United States for their natural gas, the lawmakers are questioning why the president would pause US supply.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 12: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) delivers remarks during a rally for the passage of the USMCA trade agreement, on September 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Several agricultural groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, the American Soybean Association and the National Corn Growers Association held the rally to urge Congress to ratify the trade deal. Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images

Seven congressional Democrats joined their Republican colleagues in a letter on Monday, expressing their concern with a new decision by President Joe Biden last month to pause exports of liquified natural gas (LNG).

Congressional Energy Export Caucus co-chairs Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Luis Correa (D-Calif.) joined their Republican caucus co-chairs, Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) and Jody Arrington (R-Texas), in a Monday, Feb. 5 letter that pushes back on a Jan. 26 decision by the Biden administration to halt LNG exports, citing climate change concerns.