Three Congressmen braved Midland's freezing cold to turn up the heat on the Biden administration's energy policies. Congressman August Pfluger, whose 11th District includes Midland and Odessa, was joined by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of
California and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Bruce Westerman of Arkansas to tour a Diamondback Energy drilling rig.
Following the tour, Pfluger told media there was one message from the tour: "Don't mess with
Texas, don't mess with our jobs, don't mess with our livelihoods, don't mess with our energy independence."
Without what those on the drilling rig behind him do, Pfluger said, "this national would be cold, dark, and hungry."
What those on that drilling rig and others like it have done, he continued, is lift a billion people around the globe out of poverty by providing access to reliable, affordable, clean energy.
I'm proud to support the hard-working oil and gas producers that keep our Texas economy strong. In Washington,
I'll fight back against the oil-hating liberals and work to secure total energy independence for our country.