Markey to get Expanded Role on Energy & Environment in 111th Congress
SELECT COMMITTEE UPDATE
From the The Markey Memo, January 8, 2009
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Two pieces of exciting news to report. First, in addition to chairing the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming during the new 111th Congress, which was reauthorized this week, Congressman Ed Markey will also become Chairman of the new Subcommittee on the Energy and the Environment over in the Energy and Commerce Committee (this new subcommittee combines the Energy and Air Quality and the Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittees).
To read the press release, CLICK HERE.
Leading both committees will give Chairman Markey a 1-2 punch and unprecedented capacity on Capital Hill to investigate, legislate and educate. Markey will be able to draw on information gathered during Select Committee hearings and investigations as he works with Members of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee to develop and advance new legislation that will increase renewable energy technology, create green jobs and fight global warming.
As the Select Committee learned during our over 50 hearings last Congress, the climate crisis is impacting a number of areas which extend beyond traditional energy and environmental policy, including: national security, public health, transportation and building construction. The Select Committee will continue to have jurisdiction to investigate and educate the public on these and other areas.
Second, the Select Committee has announced its first hearing of the year which will focus on our nation’s most pressing priority: stimulating the economy and creating jobs. The hearing will feature green jobs champion Van Jones, of Green for All, who is profiled in this weeks New Yorker Magazine.
The hearing will be held on THURSDAY, January 15th, at 2:00 PM. Additional information, including room number and additional witness list will be available on the Select Committee website next week.
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2) BOSTON GLOBE: Markey to Lead Powerful Energy Subcommittee
3) GRIST: Markey to take Chairmanship of new Energy and Environment Subcommittee
NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHT CLIPS ADDED:
1) Video of Robert Kennedy Jr. testimony from Oversight hearing on Bush Administration's Last-Minute Rulemakings, CLICK HERE to WATCH2) Video highlights from hearing on the Green Future of the Auto Industry, CLICK HERE to WATCH
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