House Republicans will work to create the “architecture of abundance” needed to take advantage of North American energy leadership, a lawmaker said. The House Energy and Commerce Committee published a 105-page strategy document meant to highlight the agenda of the incoming Republican-led Congress. It says federal policies are ill-suited to develop the infrastructure needed to take advantage of the oil and gas production boost in the United States. “Creating this architecture of abundance is slowed at every step by archaic federal rules that can cause years of delays and even block some pipeline and power line projects outright,” the paper reads. Rep. Fred Upton, the committee’s chairman, said the new Congress would work to advance its blueprint when it comes into power […]