The House and Senate continue their pace to the July 4 recess. Last week, the leadership of the House Committee on Ways and Means and Committee on Agriculture met with Speaker Pelosi to discuss reporting out their sections of the cap-and-trade legislation. The Speaker requested that the committees finalize their mark-ups by June 16, an admittedly ambitious plan. Overall, this week is fairly quiet in the committees of jurisdiction. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hear the nomination of long-time climate advocate Cathy Zoi to become the new Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
On Tuesday, June 9, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy and Environment will hold a hearing on Allowance Allocation Policies In Climate Legislation: Assisting Consumers, Investing In A Clean Energy Future, And Adapting To Climate Change at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Witnesses include Thomas F. Farrell II, on behalf of the Edison Electric Institute; Rich Wells, Vice President, Energy, Dow Chemical Company; Nat Keohane, Economist, Environmental Defense Fund; Reverend Dr. Mari Castellanos, Minister for Policy Advocacy, United Church of Christ, Justice and Peace Ministries; G. Tommy Hodges, on behalf of the American Trucking Association; David Sokol, Chairman of the Board, Mid American Energy Hodings Company; and David Montgomery, Vice President, Charles River Associates.
Also on Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. in Room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building titled “It’s Too Easy Being Green: Defining Fair Green Marketing Practices.” Witnesses include James Kohm, Director, Enforcement Division, Federal Trade Commission; M. Scot Case, Vice President, TerraChoice, Executive Director, EcoLogo Program, Urvashi Rangan, Ph.D., Director, Technical Policy, Consumers Union; Dara O’ Rourke, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of California Berkeley, Co-Founder, GoodGuide; and Scott P. Cooper, Vice President, Government Relations, American National Standards Institute.
Then on Thursday, June 11, the House Agriculture Committee will conduct a hearing on the climate bill (H.R. 2454) at 2 p.m. in Room 1300 of the Longworth House Office Building. The committee is one of eight committees that will have a say on the climate bill.
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