Posted on 03/30/2022 11:21:14 AM PDT by rktman
Three major U.S. fossil fuel companies rejected an invitation from House Democrats to testify at an April hearing on whether the industry has done enough to lower prices.
The three companies — EOG Resources, Devon Energy Corporation and Occidental Petroleum — informed Natural Resources Committee leadership that they would skip the hearing that was planned for April 5, the panel’s chairman, Arizona Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva, announced Tuesday evening. Grijalva sent letters to the energy producers on March 18, asking their CEOs to appear at the hearing to discuss why gasoline prices were so high.
“As rising gas prices started hurting Americans, fossil fuel industry trade groups and their allies in Congress wasted no time placing blame on the Biden administration and pushing for a drilling free-for-all,” Grijalva said in a statement. “But when you look at oil companies’ record profits, these claims don’t add up.”
“I invited these companies to come before the Committee and make their case, but apparently they don’t think it’s worth defending,” he added. “Their silence tells us all we need to know—that cries for more drilling and looser regulations are nothing more than another age-old attempt to line their own pockets.”
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Maybe these CEOs can just send in a note saying “no thanks, Biden.” Are the Democrats really trying to push off the higher gas prices onto the companies and not onto the Biden administration policies?
So Raúl Grijalva is a wanker. I guess I’m the last to know.
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Can they be summoned?
I could never understand why some of these people being interrogated don’t spit back.
Pocahontas probably wants to drag them before the Senate for the same dog & pony show.
At least some CEO’s have a pair of pineapples.
It’s a set up…
Their silence tells us all we need to know—that cries for more drilling and looser regulations are nothing more than another age-old attempt to line their own pockets.”
Throughout history politicians threaten to punish companies with regulations or taxation. Most times a nice campaign donation or even a decline in their opponents coffers takes the issue off the front burner til next time. (Is there a name for this besides ‘blackmail’?)
Can’t blame the CEOs. Nobody enjoys being lied about for soundbites
When was the last time you beat your wife?
It’s all theater. Everyone knows the Dims get more Big Oil contributions than Republicans do, the Dims enact policies to make Big Oil richer, the Dims then pretend they hate Big Oil, then they repeat it over and over again.
“Grijalva sent letters to the energy producers on March 18, asking their CEOs to appear at the hearing to discuss why gasoline prices were so high.”
Send his office a copy of the Wall Street Journal, and mark it as a gift of AOC and Brandon.
The House wants a little political theater before the midterms. J6 just isn’t generating the heat they wanted.
Are you still beating your children?
Just pimping them out at Disney World.
Go ahead, Raul. Impose price controls. You know you want to...
“I invited these companies to come before the Committee and make their case, but apparently they don’t think it’s worth defending,” he added. “Their silence tells us all we need to know—that cries for more drilling and looser regulations are nothing more than another age-old attempt to line their own pockets.”
Count the logical fallacies, not to mention the invitation itself apparently being made in bad faith, considering the hostility the declensions here are being met with.
There is no such thing as fossil fuels. Another fake science term.
Musta been like a buhzillion dinosaurs huh? 😂🙌
They can smell a trap. They’ve rid this rodeo before.
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