Republican lawmakers in the House on Thursday elected Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee.
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House Lawmakers Offer Bills to Ban ‘Wash’ Trades
U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Greg Walden (R-OR) have introduced two bills that seek to bar energy suppliers from engaging in questionable “round-trip” and “wash” trading transactions for electricity. The measures do not address similar trades for natural gas, a DeFazio spokeswoman said, but she noted the lawmakers may add gas later.
June 10, 2002