(The Center Square) – Fair and unbiased review of oil and gas mergers is being requested in the wake of what some in Congress believe is misleading and false information, North Carolina’s Republican senators say.
The Federal Trade Commission is hearing it from both sides of the aisle.
Democrats, say 38 Republican senators signing a Wednesday letter, urged the commission to “abuse its authority by arguing that such investigations must be used to stop these companies from discrediting ‘climate science,’ ‘subverting our democratic processes,’ and ‘frustrate self-governing’ through more oil and gas production,” a release says.
Chairwoman Lina Khan was the commission’s named recipient. North Carolina Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd were signors on the letter anchored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Cruz is ranking member of the Commerce Committee, McConnell is leader of the party in the chamber, and Graham is ranking
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