WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Mike Lee issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) cosponsored the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act (https://www.lee.senate.gov/services/files/E8FACDEB-6DE8-4ABF-9015-6FD5FAA0A56D) to defend American energy producers against the rise of climate lawfare by prohibiting dubious climate lawsuits or actions that attempt to enforce an energy penalty law from being brought in either state or federal court. The bill is sponsored by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and cosponsored by Senators Ted Budd (R-NC) and Tom Cotton (R-AR). Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the House version of the legislation.
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