House Natural Resources Committee Republicans ripped Democrats for an expected subpoena forcing a public relations firm to hand over materials related to its fossil fuel clients.
Grijalva spokesperson Lindsay Gressard said in an email to Fox News Digital that"no subpoenas have been sent yet."But the Republicans urged Grijalva to consider the potentially dangerous precedent set by subpoenaing the firm. They added that the committee doesn't possess the authority to broadly investigate the natural gas, coal and oil sector.
"Given the broad scope of your production requests, the legislative goal of this pursuit is unclear. It is also dubious that any legislative product stemming from the requested items would be within the Committee’s jurisdiction," the GOP lawmakers wrote. "Absent a clear legislative purpose, the seeking of, therefore, legislatively irrelevant documents through the proposed subpoena is improper."
Grijalva had previously co-signed a letter warning Republicans against expanding subpoena powers in 2015. The letter characterized subpoena power as a"last resort" tool.Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer at Fox News Digital Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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