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U.S. Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) has successfully advanced a resolution in the Senate to block President Biden's Natural Gas Tax. The resolution, part of the Congressional Review Act (CRA), aims to prevent the implementation of what Hoeven describes as a tax measure included in a 2022 Democratic bill. The Senate approved the resolution with a vote of 52 to 47.

Congressman August Pfluger introduced companion legislation in the House, which passed prior to the Senate's approval. The resolution now awaits President Trump's signature to become law.

"We depend on natural gas for a wide array of needs, from manufacturing to home heating and cooking, all of which were going to be more expensive as a result of President Biden’s Natural Gas Tax," stated Senator Hoeven. "We’ve now moved our legislation through both chambers, and we look forward to it being signed by President Trump. This is an important milestone in our efforts to roll back the Biden administration’s harmful Green New Deal policies, unleash our domestic energy potential and make our nation truly energy dominant."

The legislation is part of Senator Hoeven's broader initiative aimed at enhancing America's energy capabilities by removing taxes and regulations imposed during President Biden's tenure. His goals include improving access to taxpayer-owned energy resources, streamlining processes for energy development and infrastructure construction, reducing production costs, combating inflation, and lowering consumer prices.

A native of Bismarck, Hoeven was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, and previously was the North Dakota Governor from 2000 until 2010. He served as executive vice president of First Western Bank in Minot from 1986 to 1993 and as president and CEO of the Bank of North Dakota from 1993 to 2000. Hoeven earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1979 and an MBA from Northwestern University in 1981.