Industry Insights For A New (And Sometimes Hostile) Congress

The energy industry has had to deal with “a new Congress and new problems” in 2019 following last November’s elections that flipped the House of Representatives to the Democrats. So it’s important that industry trade organizations continue to make their case in the nation’s capital since many legislative freshmen know little of the oil and gas business and many are openly hostile to it.

Those were among the insights of Charlotte Sawyer, manager of government affairs, GPA Midstream, in her June 6 presentation to Hart Energy’s Midstream Texas conference and exhibition.