Sen. Kennedy Condemns President Biden's Continuing War on Louisiana Energy Jobs, Cancellation of Lease Sale
February 23, 2021
February 23, 2021
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2021:
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today condemned the Biden administration's cancellation of an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled for March 17. The sale of available leases was to be livestreamed from New Orleans and would have involved approximately 78.3 million unleased acres.
"Destroying jobs in an industry that makes up a third of Louisia . . .
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today condemned the Biden administration's cancellation of an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled for March 17. The sale of available leases was to be livestreamed from New Orleans and would have involved approximately 78.3 million unleased acres.
"Destroying jobs in an industry that makes up a third of Louisia . . .