Biden’s Green Budget Threatens Americans’ Access to Affordable Energy: Senate Republicans

Biden’s Green Budget Threatens Americans’ Access to Affordable Energy: Senate Republicans
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) speaks during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Jan. 11, 2022. Sarah Silbiger/File Photo/Reuters
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In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and 21 of his colleagues denounced what they described as the Biden administration’s most recent attempt to use the tax code as a weapon against American energy producers.

The March 16 letter is in response to President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request and concentrates on the $100 billion in targeted tax increases on energy, including coal, gas, and oil extraction.