September 21, 2006 - HOUSE DEMOCRATS TO CALL FOR IMMEDIATE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO REPORTED EFFORTS BY SR. INTERIOR DEPT. OFFICIALS TO ALLOW OIL & GAS COMPANIES TO CHEAT AMERICAN TAXPAYERS OUT OF ROYALTY PAYMENTS
Washington, DC -- A group of House Democrats today called for immediate congressional hearings and investigations into reported efforts by senior Interior Department officials to allow oil and gas companies to cheat American taxpayers out of royalty payments. Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), Congressman George Miller (D-CA), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), and other House Democrats sent letters today to House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo (R-CA) and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior Chairman Charles Taylor (R-NC), asking that oversight hearings be held on the matter before Congress adjourns for October.
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Letter to SEC and Department of Labor
Letter to GAO