{"id":25982,"date":"2022-01-28T14:08:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/?p=25982"},"modified":"2022-01-28T14:27:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T19:27:32","slug":"here-we-go-again-some-in-congress-seek-to-further-demonize-oil-and-gas-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cfif.org\/v\/freedom_line_blog\/25982\/here-we-go-again-some-in-congress-seek-to-further-demonize-oil-and-gas-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Here We Go Again: Some In Congress Seek to Further Demonize Oil and Gas Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here we go again.\u00a0 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members want to once again summon<\/a> oil and gas companies to Capitol Hill. After making a show with energy CEO\u2019s last October, they now want to fill the stage with company Board members, including activist Exxon Mobil Board Member Andy Karsner. Committee leaders are adding to the partisanship by preemptively threatening to subpoena Board members if they don\u2019t show up.<\/p>\n

This is just the latest round of political theater from Committee Democrats. The last \u201cBig Oil\u201d hearing featured the same four energy producers for a 6-hour marathon that was more political grandstanding than it was oversight. Their playbook is clear: demonize American energy producers, silence industry input and play to their political base.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen this movie before, here\u2019s the trailer:<\/p>\n