Trump Admin Invokes Defense Production Act to Expand Texas Refinery, Vance Says
Vice President JD Vance said the expansion will add millions of gallons of fuel and create hundreds of new jobs.
- On Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance announced the Trump administration is invoking the Defense Production Act to expand a Delek refinery in Tyler, Texas.
- President Trump has invoked the Cold War-era law to fund energy projects as the administration faces pressure to lower fuel costs squeezing household budgets ahead of November midterm elections.
- "I am pleased to announce that the Trump administration working with the refinery at Delek has used the Defense Production Act and we are gonna expand the refinery right here in Tyler, Texas," Vance said.
- Previously, the administration announced a deal with Russia to supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel fuel immediately, with another 500,000 metric tons arriving in November.
- Lipow told The Hill last week that refineries currently operate at maximum capacity, suggesting the administration must choose between investing in existing infrastructure or restarting shut-down refineries.
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Trump admin using war time authority to boost fuel production in Texas
(The Center Square) – At a political rally in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration has already begun using wartime authority to expand refinery production in deep east Texas.
Vance Announces Defense Production Act Refinery Expansion in Tyler, Texas
Vice President JD Vance announced in Tyler, Texas that the Trump administration has used the Defense Production Act to expand the Delek refinery, adding millions of gallons of commercial-grade and military-spec fuel production and hundreds of new jobs.
'I am pleased to announce that the Trump administration, working with the refinery at Delek, has used the Defense Production Act,' says US vice president
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