PRESS RELEASE: Ron DeSantis Announces Plan to Revive American Energy Dominance

Ron DeSantis campaign | September 20, 2023

DeSantis Seeks to Reduce Gas Prices to $2 in 2025

MIDLAND, TX – September 20, 2023

During an event today in Midland, Texas, Ron DeSantis unveiled a detailed plan for America’s path to energy dominance, pledging to reverse Joe Biden’s harmful “Green New Deal” policies that hurt Americans and strengthen our adversaries. DeSantis will pursue commonsense energy policies to create millions of jobs, crush inflation, reduce gas prices, revitalize our communities, strengthen our economic and national security, and improve our standard of living.

“As President, I will be laser-focused on reducing gas prices and energy costs,” said Ron DeSantis. “We will unleash American energy dominance as a way to stop inflation and achieve $2 gas in 2025. We need a pro-America energy policy that puts Midland over Moscow, the Marcellus over the Mullahs, and the Bakken over Beijing. We will reverse American decline by reversing Biden’s America last energy agenda, eliminating reliance on hostile nations for energy, and putting the economic interests of Americans before the radical left’s ideological agenda.”

DeSantis’ “Freedom to Fuel” plan has six key components:

Restore American Energy Dominance
Save the American Automobile
Elevate Evidence Over Ideology
Reform Environmental Permitting and End Green Lawfare
Jump-Start Critical Mineral and Federal Land Development
Build the Most Efficient, Affordable, and Reliable Energy Grid in the World

This is the fourth major policy announcement DeSantis has made since launching his campaign. It follows the plan to stop the invasion and secure the border DeSantis unveiled in Texas in June, his plan for a mission first military he released in South Carolina in July, and his plan to declare America’s economic independence he announced in New Hampshire in August.

RON DESANTIS’ FREEDOM TO FUEL PLAN SUMMARY

Restore American Energy Dominance

Unleash oil and gas exploration and development, pipelines, and infrastructure on Day One to crush inflation and support working families
Replace climate change ideology with energy dominance in all national security and foreign policy guidance
Greenlight American energy exports to strengthen global stability and end energy poverty
Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve and limit future use to emergencies
Revitalize our nuclear energy industry

Save the American Automobile

Repeal Biden’s EV mandates and support Americans’ right to drive the cars they want
Prevent California and faceless bureaucrats from setting America’s environmental standards
Eliminate Biden’s subsidies for electric vehicles and surtaxes on liquid fuels

Elevate Evidence Over Ideology

Withdraw from Paris Climate Accords, Global Methane Pledge, and all “Net Zero” commitments
Eliminate ESG regulations and prohibit government accounts and pensions from using ESG
Repeal Biden’s WOTUS rule and protect our farmers and ranchers
Repeal Biden rules targeting gas stoves, furnaces, and appliances

Reform Environmental Permitting and End Green Lawfare

Streamline the environmental review process for energy and infrastructure projects
Work with states to reduce time and duplication in permitting
Prevent abusive litigation by environmental groups and defund ideological activism

Jump-Start Critical Mineral and Federal Land Development

Greenlight oil, gas, coal, uranium, and critical mineral mining and development on federal lands
Establish a Critical Mineral Strategic Reserve and reduce our reliance on China
Expand federal land lease sales and devolve more leasing authority to the states
Order agencies to establish forest management plans to prevent future wildfires

Build the Most Efficient, Affordable, and Reliable Energy Grid in the World

Repeal Biden’s Clean Power Plan on Day One
Repeal and oppose all policies that increase our energy sector’s reliance on China
Focus agencies on advancing the most reliable energy at the cheapest cost