TPPF’s Life:Powered Study Has Identified the Proposed Policy’s Cost to Texas Families, Energy Industry
HOUSTON—U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) will be at Sunbelt Steel tomorrow to announce the results of a study on the Green New Deal’s impact on Texas. The study, called “The Cost of the Green New Deal to Texas”, was conducted by Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Life:Powered and will address the dramatic costs of the Green New Deal to Houston families and local industry.
The Green New Deal, introduced earlier this year by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) to combat climate change, has been criticized for its heavy environmental regulations and government handouts.
To ensure a reliable, affordable, and environmentally sound energy supply, Sen. Cornyn has introduced the Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas (LEADING) Act to establish a program for the research and development of carbon capture technology for natural gas. Earlier this summer, it passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Following a roundtable announcing the study’s results, Sen. Cornyn will tour Sunbelt Steel’s manufacturing operations and hold a joint press conference on the dangers of the Green New Deal.
WHO: U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
Dr. Kevin Roberts, Executive Director, Texas Public Policy Foundation
Jason Isaac, Senior Manager and Distinguished Fellow, Life:Powered, Texas Public Policy Foundation
Kathleen Hartnett White, Former Chair, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Mike Kowalski, Vice President & COO, Sunbelt Steel
Tim Tarpley, Vice President of Government Affairs, Petroleum Equipment & Services Association
Chad Burke, President & CEO, Economic Alliance Houston Port Region
Hector Rivero, President & CEO, Texas Chemical Council
John Esparza, President & CEO, Texas Trucking Association
Karr Ingham, Economist, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
Ron Bailey, CEO, Digital Network Assets
Tiffany Villarreal, President, InfraTex Consulting
Bethany Reinhardt, VP Enterprise Business Development, Dunavant Trucking
WHEN: Wednesday, August 28, 2019
1:35pm – Roundtable begins
2:05pm – Tour of Sunbelt Steel (b-roll opportunity)
2:20pm – Press conference
WHERE: Sunbelt Steel
5311 Clinton Dr.
Houston, TX 77020
Libby Hambleton Sharp
Texas Press Secretary
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)