Washington, April 21 -- Congressman Sean Casten issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Representatives Sean Casten (IL-06), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced the Energy Consumer Protection Act, bicameral legislation aimed at strengthening federal oversight of energy markets and protecting consumers from price manipulation.
The legislation would provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with additional authority to ban companies from participating in electricity and natural gas markets if they are found to have manipulated energy prices or submitted false or misleading market information.
"Electricity prices have skyrocketed under the Trump Administration due to policies that protect fossil ...