WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s announcement to reverse its decision to open areas in the Atlantic to offshore energy exploration and production:
“The President’s reversal of his previous decision to open areas in the Atlantic to offshore energy exploration is a kick in the gut to all the states who deserve an opportunity to create good jobs in the energy industry. Unfortunately, President Obama continues to wage war on American energy, putting the extremist views of radical environmental activists ahead of American jobs. If we are going to be successful in establishing America’s energy security, the President must abandon his job-killing, anti-fossil fuel agenda and keep his promise to states who were told they could explore for energy and share in the revenues that would be generated from that production.”