Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Charles W. Boustany, Jr., (R-Southwest Louisiana), today lauded the departure of Carol Browner, Director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy.

“Browner’s legacy is a short-sighted, misguided energy policy that crippled our American energy producers and damaged us on the international stage,”Boustany said. “I hope this move signals a shift in the White House to take a more commonsense approach to energy issues critical to our national security and to the hard working men and women along the Gulf Coast. The administration has a chance to make significant changes to how they’ve done business with Louisiana and our energy producers, but it remains to be seen what steps they will take to demonstrate their commitment to American jobs and energy.”

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