Interior Secretary Doug Burgum urged House Republicans in a meeting Tuesday morning to continue to roll back Biden administration energy policies — and largely glossed over the GOP megabill’s energy provisions, according to multiple people in the room.
Burgum’s early morning speech at Republicans’ weekly meeting was an opportunity for members to hear about the Interior Department’s energy and natural resources priorities just weeks after Republicans passed their reconciliation bill and as Burgum takes a leading role in President Donald Trump’s push to stymie wind and solar.
House Republicans are leaving Washington later this week for a six-week recess in which they will work to highlight the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — including its energy and natural resources provisions — while under fire from Democrats who say the bill will increase energy costs and result in project cancellations and layoffs.
Burgum, meanwhile, is leading the Trump administration’s National Energy Dominance Council and working to implement the policies in the megabill.
