Tag: House Energy & Commerce Committee

FTC Chair Admits ‘Things Could Have Been Done Better’ as Commission Workforce’s Morale Plunges

Confidence of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) career staff in senior leadership has declined by 34 percent under the management of Chair Lina M. Khan, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) told an April 18 congressional hearing considering a request for a 37 percent budget increase for the storied regulatory agency…


Federal Officials Not Energy Executives Are Behind Soaring Gas Prices, House Panel Told

President Joe Biden’s green energy policies are the key cause of skyrocketing gas prices, not the Russian invasion of Ukraine or the fact that federal leases for oil and gas exploration are not being fully utilized, according to an energy industry expert. “Wide swaths of the elected government and administrative state have decided that investments…