WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ted Cruz issued the following press release:
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act to counter the rise of climate lawfare targeting America's energy sector by prohibiting dubious climate lawsuits or actions that attempt to enforce an energy penalty law from being brought in either state or federal court.
Sen. Cruz said, "Radical environmental groups have waged a coordinated campaign to weaponize our judicial system against American energy producers, including many in Texas. They're using meritless lawsuits to bankrupt our energy industry, kill good paying jobs, and drive up the cost of electricity and gasoline for...