Ted Cruz (Environmental)
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Keystone Pipeline
- [We need to] get more jobs by embracing America's energy renaissance. This means passing legislation to make it easier to build energy infrastructure, such as the Keystone pipeline." (USAP)
Climate Change & Related Policies
- Does not believe that climate change is backed with scientific evidence (NPR)
- Opposes the Clean Power Act and and sponsored Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA) to limit its effects(TCWJ)
- Voted against the Water Resources Act (TCWJ)
- Criticized NASA for spending "too much money" studying climate change and earth science (NATJOUR)
Energy
- Supports opening more areas for offshore drilling
- Pushes against restrictions on fracking
- Encourages "expanding energy development on federal land"
(Reuters)