Lankford Challenges Officials On Obama Energy Policy
Oklahoma Rep. James Lankford clashes with federal official over energy policy
By Chris Casteel
WASHINGTON — Rep. James Lankford challenged a key Obama administration official on Thursday over the contention that domestic oil and gas production had benefited from the president’s energy policies.
Lankford sounded almost incredulous when Tommy Beaudreau, an acting assistant secretary at the Interior Department, said the administration’s policies were responsible for the boom in oil and gas production.
“It almost sounds like you said ‘yes’ on that,” Lankford said, referring to Beaudreau’s response to a Democratic lawmaker.
“Which policies in particular from the administration have increased the production of oil and gas in the United States?”