The House Natural Resources Committee, led by Chairman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), will hold a series of oversight hearings on offshore drilling.




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Subject:
House Natural Resources Committee
Full Committee Oversight Hearings on Offshore Drilling

When:
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

Where:
Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building

Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Ted Danson, Oceana
Mr. Philippe Cousteau, Ocean Conservancy

Panel 2
Ms. Carolyn McCormick, Managing Director, Outer Banks (NC) Visitors Bureau
Mr. D.T. Minich, President, St. Petersburg/Clearwater Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mr. Zeke Grader, Executive Director, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations
Mr. Bruce Allen, Co-Founder, Stop Oil Seeps California
Mr. Jefferson Angers, PresidentCenter for Coastal Conservation

Other Hearings in the Series:

• Oversight hearing entitled: "Offshore Drilling: State Perspectives" scheduled on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.
  
• Oversight hearing entitled: "Offshore Drilling: Industrial Perspectives" scheduled on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

Opening Statement:
Chairman Nick J. Rahall