The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold an oversight hearing on "Endangered Species Act Implementation: Science or Politics?"

Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Oversight Hearing on "Endangered Species Act Implementation: Science or Politics?"

When:
Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
The Honorable P. Lynn Scarlett, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior
Ms. Jamie Rappaport Clark, Executive Vice President, Defenders of Wildlife
Dr. Francesca Grifo, Ph.D., Senior Scientist and Director of Scientific Integrity Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
Mr. Jeff Ruch, Executive Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility

Panel 2
Dr. Dominick A. DellaSala, Ph.D., Executive Director, Conservation Science & Policy, National Center for Conservation Science & Policy
Ms. Judith Schoyer Rodd, Director, Friends of Blackwater
Mr. John Young, Retired Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mr. William P. Horn, Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot

Opening Statement
Chairman Nick J. Rahall