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VICTORY: House GOP Takes SLEDGEHAMMER to Biden's Anti-Energy Agenda, Clears Path for Trump Energy Dominance

Gary FranchiFebruary 18, 2026182 views
VICTORY: House GOP Takes SLEDGEHAMMER to Biden's Anti-Energy Agenda, Clears Path for Trump Energy Dominance
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House Republicans are delivering on President Trump's "Drill, Baby, Drill" agenda by proposing game-changing legislation that would take a sledgehammer to the Biden regime's war on American energy independence.

Rep. Craig Goldman's bold new bill would require a five-year sunset window on all energy regulations, with Biden-era restrictions getting fast-tracked to the dustbin of history within just one year. This isn't just policy reform – it's a complete dismantling of the radical left's crusade against American workers and energy producers.

Patriots, this is exactly what we voted for in November 2024. While Biden spent four years kowtowing to climate extremists and throttling our domestic energy production, Trump's Republican allies in Congress are now clearing the regulatory minefield that has strangled American energy companies and killed good-paying jobs.

Crushing the Deep State's Regulatory Stranglehold

The legislation represents a direct assault on the administrative state's favorite weapon: permanent, job-killing regulations that strangle American business. By forcing these bureaucratic power grabs to expire automatically, Goldman's bill ensures that unelected Washington swamp creatures can't impose their will on hardworking Americans indefinitely.

This move perfectly complements President Trump's broader energy agenda and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative to slash federal overreach. While the mainstream media obsesses over manufactured controversies, Republicans are doing the real work of making America energy independent again.

"The American people are tired of unelected bureaucrats in Washington deciding what's best for our energy sector," the legislation's supporters argue, and they're absolutely right.

Every single Biden-era regulation that made it harder to drill, mine, or produce energy in America deserves to meet the business end of this legislative sledgehammer. From pipeline cancellations to drilling moratoriums, the previous administration's anti-energy jihad is finally facing the reckoning it deserves.

The question now is whether establishment Republicans will have the backbone to stand with Trump's America First agenda, or if they'll cave to pressure from the same corporate interests and environmental extremists who want to keep America dependent on foreign energy. Patriots are watching, and we'll remember who stands with American workers when it counts.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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AmericaFirst_DanVerifiedFeb 19, 2026
About time! Gas prices in my area are still through the roof compared to Trump's first term. We need to drill baby drill and get back to $2 gas!
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SmallBizOwnerVerifiedFeb 19, 2026
This gives me hope that my trucking business might actually survive the next few years. The fuel costs have been absolutely crushing small operations like mine.
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PatriotMom47VerifiedFeb 19, 2026
FINALLY! It's about time someone took a sledgehammer to Biden's war on American energy. My husband works in the oil fields and has seen firsthand how these policies have hurt working families.
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TexasRoughneckVerifiedFeb 20, 2026
Same here - lost my job at the refinery two years ago thanks to all the green regulations. Praying Trump can turn this around!
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FreedomFighter2024VerifiedFeb 19, 2026
This is exactly what we voted for! Energy independence should be our TOP priority.
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ConservativeVoter88VerifiedFeb 20, 2026
Can someone explain what specific policies they're targeting? I want to understand the details of what's being reversed so I can share with my liberal friends who think green energy is the only way forward.
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PolicyWonk45VerifiedFeb 21, 2026
Mostly targeting the drilling restrictions on federal lands and the pipeline permit delays. There's a good breakdown on the House GOP website.