Whereas President Joe Biden and his administration have proposed and finalized regulations that increase the cost of energy for domestic consumers, hamper domestic production of energy, and increase reliance on foreign adversaries for energy needs; Whereas then-candidate Joe Biden is quoted as saying, I will end fossil fuels. ; Whereas decreasing domestic production of fossil fuels does not prevent the fuels from being produced globally, but instead increases the United States reliance on other countries for its energy needs; Whereas the United States is reliant on China and other foreign adversaries for many of the minerals necessary for renewable energy development; Whereas the Biden administration has blocked domestic mineral development despite the massive increase in demand for these minerals; Whereas the United States became the global leader in liquified natural gas exports for the first time in 2023; Whereas, on January 26, 2024, the Biden administration announced guidance that would prohibit liquified natural gas exports and permitting for export facilities under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b ); Whereas, under President Biden, gasoline prices reached a record-breaking high in 2022, with prices soaring to a nationwide average of over $4 a gallon and nearly $5 for diesel; Whereas gas prices have increased due to President Biden’s policies, affecting families and small businesses who struggle to make ends meet; Whereas, in May 2023, it was calculated that nearly 20,000,000 households in the United States were behind on their utility bills because of rising energy prices; Whereas energy prices increased roughly 37.2 percent in President Biden’s first 26 months in office, which is the largest increase of any of the last 7 Presidents; Whereas President Biden canceled the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office, preventing over 11,000 jobs, hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil per day, and millions in revenue