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Angus King, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Oil and Gas

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On The Ballot: Running, Independent for U.S. Senate (ME) - Jr

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Date Title
02/01/2023 Manchin, Cruz and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Block Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales to China
05/05/2022 King Breaks Down Global Causes of High Energy Costs for American Consumers
11/16/2021 "Why Would We Want to Screw That Up?" -- King Warns Natural Gas Exports Harming Americans, Strengthening Competitors
10/29/2021 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of US Department of Transportation - Methane and Gas Emissions
06/30/2021 President Biden Signs King-Led Resolution to Reinstate Methane Emissions Standards
04/28/2021 Ahead of "Most Consequential" Climate Vote in Years, King Urges Senate to Reinstate Methane Rules
04/28/2021 Senate Passes King-Led Effort to Confront Climate Change, Support Public Health
04/27/2021 In Response to King Questioning, Major Petroleum Company Announces Support for Methane Regulations
01/15/2021 Letter to President-Elect Biden - Menendez, Booker Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
01/15/2021 Letter to President-Elect to Joe Biden - Feinstein, Heinrich, Colleagues Call for Strengthened Regulations of Methane Emissions from Oil, Natural Gas Production
05/06/2019 Senators Collins and King Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Drilling Off Coast of New England
05/02/2019 Coastal New England Senators Introduce Bipartisan Offshore Drilling Ban
04/19/2018 Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of Interior - NM Democrats, 106 Senators & House Members to Zinke: Don't Let BLM Rescind the Methane Rule
03/13/2018 Sec. Zinke admits "Florida is still in the process" for offshore oil drilling
03/07/2018 In Advance of Interior Public Meeting in Augusta, King Reiterates Opposition to Drilling Off Coast of Maine
03/05/2018 Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary of US Department of the Interior - Public Engagement on Offshore Drilling Plan Inadequate, Demands Local Voices Be Heard
01/11/2018 Blumenthal and Murphy Join New England Senate Delegation to Introduce New England Offshore Drilling Ban
01/08/2018 Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Opposing Drilling Off the Coast of Maine
09/22/2016 Letter to Ernest Moniz, Secretary, Department of Energy - Natural Gas Exports
04/27/2016 Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $60,000 to Help Keep Maine's Pipelines Safe
05/04/2015 Letter to Ernest Moniz, Secretary of the Department of Energy - Natural Gas Export Proposals
04/01/2015 Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of Interior - Potential Climate Impact of Black Carbon
03/04/2015 King Votes to Sustain Veto of Keystone XL Pipeline
02/24/2015 King, Heitkamp Reintroduce Bill to Improve Support for First Responders After Crude Oil Train Derailments
02/11/2015 King Appointed to Three Energy and Natural Resource Subcommittees

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