Dozens of former top federal officials call on Congress to strike down Biden’s natural gas crackdown [Video]

Dozens of former Trump and Bush administration officials – who served in the White House, Department of Energy and State Department – are calling on Congress to reverse President Biden’s pause on liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects.

In a letter Monday morning to the chairs and ranking members of top House and Senate committees, 35 ex-officials expressed “profound concern” about Biden’s LNG export moratorium, outlining how it works against U.S. national security, energy and economic interests. They argued that reversing the policy is “imperative” and urged the congressional leaders to take immediate action on the issue.

“This decision, we believe, stands in stark contrast to the clear interests of our nation’s economic prosperity, energy security, and the strategic advantage American LNG provides us and our allies across the world who benefit from supply,” the former U.S. officials wrote. “American …