Biden admin accused of ’embarrassing’ the US as energy agenda is exposed by Russian invasion

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., was among those who blasted President Biden for the dependent state of U.S. energy Tuesday, which she said has been exposed during the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis.

“Last year was a record in the amount of Russian energy that was imported into the United States – that was under Joe Biden’s watch,” Stefanik told Fox News Digital.

Reports show that the U.S. is buying 650,000 barrels a day from Russia, a major concern after President Vladimir Putin’s deadly invasion of Ukraine, where hundreds of civilians have been killed after six days of violence. Now, the White House faces bipartisan calls for an increase in domestic energy production.

“What’s happening in the Ukraine has really highlighted how influential Russian oil and gas is to global markets, and a lot of the volatility we’re seeing is coming from that,” Daniel Turner, Founder & Executive Director of Power The Future, told Fox News Digital.

To see it play out in real time, Turner said, is “definitely very alarming.”

Both Stefanik and Turner argued that a resumption of the Keystone XL pipeline would help get America back on track, as the pipeline was expected to bring over 800,000 barrels of oil to market per day. President Biden halted construction of the project last year. – READ MORE