Subcommittee Hearing: Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars and Corporate Welfare in the Oil and Gas Industry
On Wednesday, May 19, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.), will hold a virtual, fully remote oversight hearing on taxpayer benefits given to the oil and gas industry, what economic gains the public does or does not get in exchange for those benefits, and the accuracy of industry claims about job creation and job retention.
Witnesses include:
- Laura Zachary (testimony)
Co-Director, Apogee Economics & Policy - Michael Patrick Smith (testimony)
Author and former oil field worker - Tim Stretton (testimony)
Policy Analyst, Project on Government Oversight - Alex Epstein minority witness (testimony)
Center for Industrial Progress
The following people were invited to testify, but declined:
- Richard E. Muncrief
President and CEO
Devon Energy Corporation - William R. Thomas
Chairman and CEO
EOG Resources, Inc. - Darren W. Woods
Chairman and CEO
ExxonMobil Corporation - Kathleen Sgamma
President
Western Energy Alliance - Tripp Parks
Vice President of Government Affairs
Western Energy Alliance