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Join Metro DC DSA for a conversation on socialist climate politics with Dr. Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Georgetown professor, DSA member, and author of Reconsidering Reparations and Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else).

The neoliberal climate agenda has failed us, and as we face down four years of backsliding on environmental issues at the federal level, the need for locally-driven movements to advance transformative climate justice policy and build the green new deal from the ground up has never been more urgent. Join us for an open discussion with Dr. Táíwò, followed by an interactive session to learn about DC’s local GND campaigns and strategize about the path forward.

At the Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC

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The committee will meet in open session to conduct a hearing on the following nominations:

Nominees:

• Paul Atkins, to be a Member, Securities and Exchange Commission
• Jonathan Gould, to be Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury
• Luke Pettit, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Department of the Treasury
• Marcus Molinaro, to be Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation

The subcommittee hearing will examine the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) ongoing efforts to deliver assistance to Americans impacted by devastating storms in North Carolina. In addition, members will examine reform opportunities at FEMA to ensure taxpayer funds at the agency are being used effectively and efficiently. This follows the Subcommittee’s oversight of FEMA’s relief efforts in Hawaii and Florida.

Witnesses:

• Eric Church, President & Co-Founder, Chief Cares Fund
• David Jackson, President & CEO, Boone Area Chamber of Commerce
• Jeff Howell, Director (ret.), Yancey County, North Carolina Emergency Management
• Chris Currie, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office

A full committee hearing entitled “The Golden Age: Unleashing Main Street Through Deregulation.” Postponed to April 1st.

Subcommittee hearing entitled “To the Depths, and Beyond: Examining Blue Economy Technologies.”

Witnesses:

• Earl Childress, SVP and Chief Commercial Officer, Oceaneering
• Shepard M. Smith, Chief Technology Officer, XOcean
• Dr. Margaret Leinen, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
• Dr. Tim Janssen, CEO, Sofar Ocean

Full committee hearing.

Nominees:

• Brian Nesvik, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
• Jessica Kramer, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
• Sean Donahue, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Subcommittee hearing.

Witness:

• Jennifer Homendy, Chair, National Transportation Safety Board

Subcommittee on Energy hearing examining how the nation’s regional grid operators plan to address grid reliability challenges with an anticipated increase in power demand, including from data centers.

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

• Gordon van Welie, President & Chief Executive Officer, ISO New England (ISO-NE)
• Richard J. Dewey, President & Chief Executive Officer, New York Independent System Operator (NYISO)
• Manu Asthana, President & Chief Executive Officer, PJM Interconnection, LLC
• Jennifer Curran, Senior Vice President for Planning and Operations, Midcontinent ISO (MISO)
• Lanny Nickell, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Power Pool
• Elliot Mainzer, President & Chief Executive Officer, California Independent System Operator (CAISO)
• Pablo Vegas, President & Chief Executive Officer, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., (ERCOT)

Issues to be raised by Republicans:

• Reliability challenges in RTO/ISO service areas.
• How the RTOs and ISOs are adapting to the changing generation mix.
• The impact of federal and state public policy decisions on reliability and affordability of the electric grid.
• How to meet the growing demand for power by AI, manufacturing, and electrification.
• How to address reliability risks from the premature retirement of dispatchable electricity generation.

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

• H.R. 276 (Rep. Greene), “Gulf of America Act of 2025”, to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”.
• H.R. 845 (Rep. Boebert), “Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025”, to require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
• H.R. 1897 (Rep. Westerman), “ESA Amendments Act of 2025”, to weaken the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and
• H.R. 1917 (Rep. Dingell), “Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025.”, to tag hatchery-grown fish in the Great Lakes

Hearing memo

Witnesses:

• Dr. Nathan Roberts, Professor, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri [H.R. 845]
• Mauricio Guardado, General Manager, United Water Conservation District, Oxnard, California [H.R. 1897]
• Erik Milito, President, National Ocean Industries Association, Washington DC [H.R. 276 and H.R. 1897]
• Peter Kareiva, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California [Minority Witness, H.R. 845 and H.R. 1897]

Subcommittee hearing entitled “Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa.”

Witnesses:

• Sasha Lezhnev, Senior Policy Advisor, The Sentry
• Thierry Dongala, Founder, Accountable Africa
• Joseph Mulala Nguramo, Nonresident Fellow, Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center
• Obert Bore, Responsible Investments & Business Program Lead, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association