Energy

A Balanced Approach to Energy Independence. Steny Hoyer strongly supports policies that move the United States toward energy independence by balancing increasing production with incentives for conservation and energy efficiency. Congressman Hoyer also believes that a balanced energy policy supports a diverse fuel supply and weighs the potential impact on the environment and consumers. For example, he opposes legislation that would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, one of America's great natural treasures, to oil drilling. He also believes that reliability standards should be strengthened for the nation's electricity grid to help prevent future blackouts.