Ted Yoho Readies to Back Energy Exploration Bill

On Thursday, the U.S. House is set to vote on U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 2014 which would increase domestic energy exploration by opening federal lands, particularly those in Alaska, and increasing offshore drilling. The bill has the support of U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., who weighed in on the matter on Wednesday.

The increasing cost of energy is hurting American families and standing in the way of job growth, Yoho said. Lowering these costs and getting America closer to energy independence is something I will always support. The energy resources we have been blessed with, both offshore and onshore, have been taken off the table due to the restrictions and red tape of the Obama administrations domestic energy policy and foreign policy. Every law, policy, and regulation of the federal government should be aimed at making America stronger and more competitive. This bill does just that. I owe it to my constituents and the American people to do all I can to lower their energy costs and improve our countrys energy security.

The bill should pass the Republican-controlled U.S. House but its fate in the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate remains uncertain.