The National Journal reports:
After virtually ignoring the nation’s biggest environmental issue for years, Republican leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are planning a major hearing on climate change on Sept. 18 and are inviting leaders of 13 federal agencies to testify. It will be the first time since President Obama unveiled his climate action plan in June that administration officials will testify on Capitol Hill about the agenda.
Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., who will preside over the hearing, sent out letters Aug. 6 inviting testimony from leaders of the Environmental Protection Agency; the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Health and Human Services, Interior, State, and Transportation; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Commerce Department; NASA; the U.S. Agency for International Development; the Export-Import Bank; and the White House Office of Science and Technology.
In the letters, Whitfield asks nine questions about how each agency devotes its time, money, and resources to climate-change policies and requests each official to include answers in his or her written testimony at the hearing. The subcommittee had asked the agencies to respond by Wednesday about who will testify. By press time Wednesday evening, only the Defense Department had confirmed it will provide a witness, although a Pentagon spokesperson was not able to provide the name. The subcommittee expects to confirm more witnesses in the coming days.
Would help if Obama actually allowed his admin to attend. He only sent 2 of the many many agencies and departments that were asked to attend and answer 9 simple questions. http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/322713-gop-lawmaker-roiled-over-obama-administration-no-shows-at-climate-hearing-
Is Monckton invited??? I doubt it!!! The ruling class RINO’s don’t want to hear the truth!! Just ANOTHER DOG AND PONY SHOW!
They should tell the DOD if they can afford $40 a gallon fuel, then they don’t need additional monies but to better budget.
They’re inviting people from the OBAMA Administration to testify? I hope they prepare well for the predictable onslaught of science FICTION that the Obamabots will bring….
Sounds interesting as evidence that more than enough is being done and that much of that is to prop up the regime.
Well, the DOD is spending $40/gal for biofuel while placing employees on furlough!
Good. Once the committee gets it’s answer to how they’re spending that money they can cut it off.