Rep. Grijalva and 15 House Democrats Urge Sec. Bernhardt to Reject Calls for Royalty Cuts
April 07, 2020
April 07, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 6:
Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and 15 other House Democrats wrote to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today urging him to reject Republican and fossil fuel industry calls for royalty cuts on oil and gas taken from federal lands and waters. Such a move, the authors write, would be illegal, unnecessary, and disconnected from the realities the country faces during the COVID-19 pandem . . .
Chair Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and 15 other House Democrats wrote to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today urging him to reject Republican and fossil fuel industry calls for royalty cuts on oil and gas taken from federal lands and waters. Such a move, the authors write, would be illegal, unnecessary, and disconnected from the realities the country faces during the COVID-19 pandem . . .