Reliable, Affordable American Energy

Power the Economy, Don’t Restrict It

Energy is not just another issue. It is the foundation of the entire economy.

When energy is affordable and reliable, everything else becomes more affordable—food, housing, transportation, manufacturing, and daily life. When energy is restricted, everything gets more expensive.

Washington has pursued energy policies that deliberately limit production, block infrastructure, and prioritize ideology over reliability. The result is higher prices, weaker supply chains, and increased dependence on foreign energy.

Idaho families should not be paying more for less while sitting on abundant American resources.

What Is Driving the Problem?

Federal Restrictions on Domestic Production

The United States has the resources to be energy dominant, but federal policies have restricted access to land, slowed permitting, and discouraged investment in oil, gas, coal, and other reliable energy sources.

Infrastructure Bottlenecks

Pipelines, transmission lines, and refining capacity are routinely delayed or blocked. Without infrastructure, even abundant energy cannot reach the people who need it.

Ideological Energy Policy

Washington has pushed one-size-fits-all energy mandates that prioritize political goals over reliability. Intermittent energy sources are forced into systems that still depend on stable baseload power.

Regulatory Uncertainty

Constant rule changes, federal agency overreach, and unpredictable permitting processes create uncertainty that discourages long-term investment and drives up costs.

Why It Matters to Idaho

Idaho depends on affordable energy for agriculture, transportation, heating, irrigation, and industry. When energy prices rise, rural communities feel it first and hardest.

Higher fuel costs hit farmers and ranchers. Higher electricity costs hit families and small businesses. Long distances and harsh winters make reliable energy a necessity, not a luxury.

Energy policy written in Washington often ignores these realities.

My Approach

Energy policy should be grounded in reliability, affordability, and national strength—not ideology.

The federal government should remove barriers to production, support critical infrastructure, and allow a diverse, resilient energy mix that meets real-world demand.

America should produce its own energy, build its own infrastructure, and control its own future.

Policy Priorities

Expand Domestic Energy Production

I support responsible development of American oil, natural gas, coal, hydro, and nuclear energy. We should use our own resources instead of relying on foreign supply.

Build and Modernize Infrastructure

Energy cannot be affordable if it cannot move. I support pipelines, grid modernization, transmission expansion, and refining capacity necessary to deliver reliable energy.

Restore Regulatory Certainty

Producers and utilities need stable, predictable rules—not shifting mandates from unelected agencies. I will work to rein in regulatory overreach and streamline permitting.

Protect Grid Reliability

The electric grid must be stable and resilient. I oppose policies that weaken baseload generation without viable replacements.

Reject One-Size-Fits-All Mandates

Energy decisions should reflect regional realities. Idaho should not be forced into policies that work on paper in Washington but fail in practice in rural communities.

Day One Priorities

In the Senate, I will support legislation and oversight to:

• Expand access to domestic energy resources on federal lands
• Streamline permitting for energy and infrastructure projects
• Block federal rules that restrict reliable energy production
• Support grid reliability and modernization efforts
• Reduce regulatory barriers that increase energy costs for families and businesses

Bottom Line

Energy is the backbone of a functioning economy.

When Washington restricts energy, it raises the cost of everything. When we produce energy responsibly and abundantly, we lower costs, strengthen national security, and restore economic independence.

Idaho does not need energy scarcity. We need energy abundance.