May. 20, 2022
To Whom It May Concern: I OPPOSE The SEC's Woke Disclosure Scheme (#S7-10-22) - If enacted, this complicated scheme would saddle companies with massive new costs, discouraging companies from going public and forcing them to shift resources from job creation and innovation to compliance with the radical Left's over-the-top mandates. He and his executive branch appointees began a crusade against American energy companies – and to fill our energy needs, the President has resorted to begging Middle Eastern countries and Venezuela to increase their production! THe USA has been the cleanest producer for years. previous efforts to clean US production to help protect the environment/global warming while the rest of the world s l o w l y responds. Russia, Middle Eastern countries and Venezuela are far worse at producing the cleanest possible petroleum, using cleanest processes, and delivering it with little global impact. - Lets' get real !!!! -- This administration is intentionally using many paths to destroy the US culture and societal institutions !!! The latest assault on American energy companies comes from the SEC in the form of a 500+ page proposal to require public companies to report their various impacts on “climate change.” Public companies are already required to disclose “material” risks, and that includes climate change, for some companies. But Biden’s SEC is not content to regulate within its legislative authority. If adopted, these sweeping new disclosures will discourage companies from going public, and will force them to shift resources from innovation and job creation to compliance with the Left’s mandates. This will destroy American competitiveness, and make us dependent on foreign governments for cutting-edge products. Even more frightening are the implications for our national security. If we’re dependent on foreign oligarchs and dictators for our energy needs, we are vulnerable to those foreign leaders’ whims and demands. STOP THIS MADNESS ! I OPPOSE The SEC's Woke Disclosure Scheme (#S7-10-22) Regards, Donald Behenna