Full Committee Hearing to Examine Infrastructure Needs

June 24, 2021
09:30 AM
366 Dirksen Senate Office Building

The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

The purpose of this hearing is to examine the infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water and public lands, and to consider the legislative proposal attached.

Members of the Committee are requested to attend in person. The Committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, staff, and the public. Pursuant to this guidance, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official businesses visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing.

The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing concludes. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.

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Opening Remarks

  • Sen. Joe Manchin

    Chairman
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Sen. John Barrasso

    Ranking Member
    Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Witness Panel 1

  • Dr. Kathleen Hogan

    Acting Undersecretary for Science and Energy
    U.S. Department of Energy
  • The Honorable Tanya Trujillo

    Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science
    U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Mr. Chris French

    Deputy Chief, National Forest System
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin

    President
    American Action Forum
  • Mr. Collin O’Mara

    President and CEO
    The National Wildlife Federation
  • Mr. Mark P. Mills

    Senior Fellow
    Manhattan Institute