House Republicans Will Investigate Their Ability To Investigate Investigations

WASHINGTON ― House Science Committee Chair Lamar Smith (R-Texas) wants to exert congressional authority over state attorneys general who are trying to investigate ExxonMobil’s climate record.

The committee announced plans to hold an oversight hearing on Sept. 14 to “examine Congress’ investigative authority as it relates to the committee’s oversight of the impact of investigations undertaken by the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts at the behest of several environmental organizations.” The hearing will feature three conservative legal scholars, according to The Hill.