More than 150 House Republicans have urged the Biden administration to end the pause on approvals for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, citing concerns over its impact on global energy security.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Jan. 26 that it would pause LNG export permit approvals to conduct a review of the environmental and economic effects of the LNG shipments.

However, many Republican lawmakers have pushed back against the Biden administration’s move, saying it is “economically and strategically dangerous and unnecessary.”

In a Feb. 4 letter to President Joe Biden, Energy and Commerce Committee chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and over 150 Republicans urged the president to “end this unnecessary review and expeditiously approve all pending applications to increase the global supply of natural gas.”

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