Mike Rogers supports lifting immediately the ban on environmentally safe domestic energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Support lifting the ban on environmentally safe domestic energy exploration in ANWR and the Outer Continental Shelf.
Occurrences
We could open just 3 percent of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and also drill from the Outer Continental Shelf.
Evidence
On 9/12/2019, Rogers voted Nay on H.Res. 548, a rule for bills including H.R. 1146 to repeal the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program and H.R. 1941 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from including certain Outer Continental Shelf planning areas in any leasing program.
The House voted on H.Res. 897, which provided for consideration of H.R. 4761 to authorize exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf; Rogers (AL) voted Yea.
On an amendment related to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Rogers (AL) voted Aye while the amendment failed 175-246.
Assessments
Rogers promised to support lifting restrictions on domestic energy exploration in ANWR and the Outer Continental Shelf. During his House service after the 2002 campaign, he voted for measures advancing ANWR drilling and Outer Continental Shelf exploration and voted against later measures that would have restricted ANWR and OCS leasing. Because the promise was framed as support rather than securing final enactment, these federal legislative actions satisfy the pledge in the same office term.