Can Republican Power in the House Make a Difference on Energy?

News Analysis
After talking up a “Red Wave” throughout 2022, the Republican Party ultimately failed to take the Senate in November. Yet, the GOP’s narrow majority in the House of Representatives will let them exercise more influence than they did during the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Judging by opinion research, energy-related issues are major priorities for the American people, though falling prices at the pump may have lessened their significance in recent months.
October polling from the Pew Research Center found that the price of gasoline and energy was the second-most concerning issue for registered voters, topped only by the price of food and consumer goods. Those numbers are also heavily shaped by the cost of energy for producers and retailers….}