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Oil Industry Now Set to Control Both Congressional Energy Committees

31 Dec 2022 | Abstracted from Truthout

"Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) is expected to be put in charge of the House Energy and Commerce Committee...[which] conducts oversight and crafts bills impacting the oil and gas industry through its wide-ranging jurisdiction over policy areas...

"The Senate Energy Committee is chaired by Sen. Joe Manchin, who was the top recipient of oil and gas industry money of any federal candidate in 2021-2022."

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