Saccharinely cutesy Congress critter and serial diner poisoner Lauren Boebert (Q-Colo) takes to the floor of the House to bring up a catchphrase from a losing/loser Republican vice presidential candidate from two decades ago to promote the misconception that President Biden is preventing oil companies from drilling in the United States.
In fact, 9,000 unused drilling licenses–accounting for roughly 9% of all licenses in the United States–sit unused in oil companies’ portfolios, permitted and ready to go. Boebert never addresses why the oil companies have not leveraged these licenses, nor does she address the windfall profits the oil companies receive by keeping oil prices artificially elevated.