Today, President Biden announced the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil. This move is welcome but overdue.

The White House now wants to buy oil from dictators and despots in Iran and Venezuela.

Instead of enriching our enemies, the President should immediately remove the roadblocks he placed on domestic energy production.

We need American energy independence NOW!

The President should immediately resume construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

The President should greenlight investments in U.S. oil and natural gas projects.

The President should prioritize American energy security because energy security = national security.

If the President fails to put American energy security first, gas prices will continue to soar and America will be vulnerable to the whims of foreign regimes that hate America.

The time to act is now.

U.S. Senator Jim Risch