In Washington, I’m fighting back against the oil-hating liberals and working to secure total energy independence for our country.
I will secure total energy independence for the country.
Occurrences
In Washington, I’ll fight back against the oil-hating liberals and work to secure total energy independence for our country.
Evidence
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Pfluger’s FENCES Act passed the House by a 220-208 vote. The office says the bill protects states, energy producers, and manufacturers by clarifying Clean Air Act permitting treatment for foreign emissions and natural events, and reducing delays and compliance burdens.
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The office says Pfluger and Sen. Cynthia Lummis introduced bicameral legislation to protect small oil and gas producers from burdensome federal air pollution rules.
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During a House Energy and Commerce hearing on grid reliability, Pfluger said strengthening domestic energy production and power capacity is critical to meeting rising demand and competing with adversaries, and he pressed witnesses on transmission siting and landowner input.
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Pfluger toured a Diamondback Energy e-frac site with Secretary Doug Burgum and held a roundtable on how Congress and the administration can help unlock and maintain American energy dominance.
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At a hearing with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Pfluger emphasized Permian Basin emissions reductions alongside growing energy output and sought updates on methane and refrigerant rules.
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Pfluger urged the NRC to carry licensing work from the DOE pilot program into commercial deployment for advanced nuclear projects and highlighted the ACU small molten salt reactor approval.
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Energy Workforce reported that Congressman August Pfluger welcomed attendees at the Midland Great American Energy Comeback Tour with Energy Secretary Chris Wright, highlighted Permian Basin resources, technology, and workers, and said his goal in Congress is to make Washington remember that America's energy future starts in the Permian.
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EIA's weekly imports and exports table for the week ending August 14, 2026 shows total U.S. crude oil and petroleum product imports of 7.962 million barrels per day, crude oil imports of 6.593 million barrels per day, total exports of 12.342 million barrels per day, and net crude oil imports of 2.527 million barrels per day.
Assessments
Pfluger has actively advanced domestic energy production and energy security through hearings, advocacy with federal energy officials, nuclear and permitting work, and House passage of the FENCES Act. However, the promised outcome was absolute national energy independence, and the cited EIA data still shows substantial U.S. crude oil imports despite net exports of total crude oil and petroleum products. The evidence supports meaningful same-term effort and partial progress, not full delivery.
Pfluger has actively pursued and materially advanced federal measures related to domestic energy production, permitting reform, oil and gas regulation, grid capacity, and advanced nuclear deployment. The strongest evidence is House passage of his FENCES Act, plus recent sponsored or advocacy work on producer regulation and energy infrastructure. However, the promised outcome was broad and absolute: securing total U.S. energy independence. The evidence shows meaningful same-term effort and partial policy progress, not completion of that national outcome.