House Energy and Commerce Committee

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Growing the Domestic Energy Sector Supply Chain and Manufacturing Base: Are Federal Efforts Working?

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Tue, 23 May 2023 14:30:00 GMT

A subcommittee hearing to discuss the impact of federal programs and policies on the domestic energy sector supply chain.

Hearing memo

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

Witnesses:
  • David Howell, Acting Director and Principal Deputy Director, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (invited but declined)
  • Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Director, Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment, The Heritage Foundation, and Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
  • Jeremy Harrell, Chief Strategy Officer, ClearPath
  • Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Senior Resident Fellow for Climate and Energy Program, Third Way
  • Kenny Stein, Vice President for Policy, Institute for Energy Research

The Subcommittee invited the MESC’s Acting Director David Howell to participate in the hearing, but the DOE refused, citing inadequate time to prepare testimony despite receiving notice of the request two weeks in advance. However, the DOE agreed to make Acting Director Howell available at a later date in June.