House Republicans Demand Biden Ends LNG Export Ban

Republican lawmakers say the Biden administration’s pause on LNG exports is ’strategically dangerous and unnecessary.’

An LNG tanker is guided by tug boats at the Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG export unit in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on April 14, 2022. Marcy de Luna/Reuters

More than 150 House Republicans have urged the Biden administration to end the pause on approvals for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, citing concerns over its impact on global energy security.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Jan. 26 that it would pause LNG export permit approvals to conduct a review of the environmental and economic effects of the LNG shipments.