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Republican lawmakers urge Trump to stop banks from shunning fossil fuel loans

The lawmakers didn't say what measures they believed the president could take to compel companies to make loans to oil companies.

By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters May 11, 2020
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WASHINGTON — A group of Republican lawmakers from energy-producing states on Friday called on President Donald Trump to prevent banks from halting loans and investments with companies that produce oil and other fossil fuels while they have access to federal assistance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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