Rep. Raul Grijalva Wins Unilateral Subpoena Power From Natural Resource Committee Democrats

By Mark Brodie
Published: Friday, February 14, 2020 - 12:49pm

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Raul Grijalva.

Democrats on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee have given its chairman, Arizona’s Raul Grijalva, unilateral subpoena power.

Wednesday’s party-line vote means Grijalva can issue subpoenas without first having the committee vote on them.

Anthony Adragna is a Congressional Energy Reporter for Politico. He joined The Show to talk about what this means and what kinds of records the southern Arizona Democrat might be looking for.

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