GOP Energy Plan Targeting Biden’s Climate Wins Advances in House

House Republicans took the first steps to advance their congressional energy agenda Thursday, with a committee approving a slate of bills to promote domestic fossil fuel production over Democrats’ objections.

The bills aim to “reverse the damage done by President Biden’s agenda,” including the president’s promotion of clean energy and climate policies, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) said. Republicans argue President Joe Biden’s efforts have come at the expense of the fossil fuel industry.

While the bulk of the bills before the committee were energy ...