House Energy and Commerce Committee
Energy and Power Subcommittee
Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011
The hearing will discuss draft legislation, authored by Chairman Upton and Subcommittee Chairman Whitfield, that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing a “cap-and-trade national energy tax” through regulations under the Clean Air Act.
Witnesses- Lisa Jackson, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
- Greg Abbott, Attorney General, State of Texas
- Harry C. Alford, President & CEO, National Black Chamber of Commerce
- Lonnie N. Carter, President and CEO, Santee Cooper
- Steve Cousins, Vice President, Lions Oil Company
- Peter S. Glaser, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP
- Fred T. Harnack, General Manager, Environmental Affairs, US Steel Corporation
- Philip Nelson, President, Illinois Farm Bureau
- James Pearce, Director of Manufacturing, FMC Corporation
- Steve Rowlan, General Manager, Environmental Affairs, Nucor Corporation
- Dr. Margo Thorning, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, American Council for Capital Formation