DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Democrats blocked a resolution to overturn a Biden administration regulation hampering domestic energy production Tuesday afternoon.
Senators voted 54 to 42 to defeat the resolution. Three Senate Democrats—Catherine Cortez-Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada and John Hickenlooper of Colorado—joined with Republicans to vote “yes” on repealing the Biden administration regulation.
Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy sponsored the resolution, which sought to repeal a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule handicapping offshore oil and gas production. The Department of Interior regulation requires new oil and gas leaseholders to issue an archeological report before drilling can commence even if projects have no impact on marine archeological resources.
The Biden administration finalized the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…
