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ENRON INVESTIGATION

The Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating the financial collapse of the Enron Corporation.  Information regarding this investigation is provided on this page.

Rep. John D. Dingell has an extensive history regarding auditor independence.  To review related correspondence from the 105th Congress through present see:  AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE

 CORRESPONDENCE | NEWS RELEASES & STATEMENTS |
INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON MAJORITY'S WEBSITE

CORRESPONDENCE

  • May 21, 2002 -- Letter to Chairman Wood, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), urging FERC to protect the Nation's consumers from unjust and unreasonable electricity prices resulting from manipulative trading practices in wholesale power markets
    bl_arrow.gif (136 bytes)June 5, 2002, Response of FERC

  • March 6, 2002 -- Letters to more than a dozen Wall Street investment and credit-rating firms to turn over records linked to Enron and its related partnerships, as well as services provided for the bankrupt company

  • February 28, 2002 -- Letter from Representatives Tauzin, Dingell, Greenwood, and Deutsch to former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling asking him to clarify remarks delivered in recent weeks during sworn testimony before Congress

  • February 12, 2002 -- Letter to Mr. Stephen Cooper, Chairman and CEO, Enron Corporation, seeking information on the adequacy of Enron expenditures for the safety of pipelines Enron owns, operates, or controls

  • February 11, 2002 -- Letter to Mr. Jeffrey K. Skilling regarding a document that raises questions about Mr. Skilling's knowledge in regard to the collapse of Enron Corporation

  • February 1, 2002 -- Letter to William C. Powers regarding the special committee investigating the related-party transactions between Enron and the LJM1/LJM2 and other related partnerships

  • January 30, 2002 -- Letter to SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt regarding the Enron debacle's impact on Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA) repeal

  • January 30, 2002 -- Letter to SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt questioning an Enron-like investment-company exemption in H.R. 3406, the "Electric Supply and Transmission Act"

  • January 29, 2002 -- Letter to Mr. Kenneth Lay, Member, Board of Directors, Enron Corporation, regarding an August 29, 2002, e-mail sent by a former manager for Enron Energy Services, Ms. Margaret Ceconi, to the Enron board of directors

  • January 24, 2002 -- to Joseph F. Berardino, Managing Partner and CEO, Andersen LLP, regarding compliance with Section 10A (fraud detection and reports)

  • January 24, 2002 -- Letter to Mr. Kenneth L. Lay, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Enron Corporation, requesting information concerning Mr. Lay's Enron stock transactions

  • January 17, 2002 -- to Joseph F. Berardino, Managing Partner and CEO, Andersen LLP, requesting additional information about events discussed in documents received as part of the Enron Accounting investigation

  • January 2, 2002 -- to Secretary of Transportation Mineta regarding Enron and its natural gas transmission facilities

    bl_arrow.gif (136 bytes)February 26, 2002 response from Transportation Secretary Mineta

  • December 5, 2001 -- to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Pitt regarding the Enron Accounting Investigation

  • November 16, 2001 -- to Charles Bowsher, Chairman, Public Oversight Board, requesting investigation of Arthur Andersen's roles in Enron and Waste Management

NEWS RELEASES & STATEMENTS

  • March 14, 2002 -- Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Subcommittee Hearing on the Financial Collapse of Enron Corp.

  • February 14, 2002 -- Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the financial collapse of Enron

  • February 13, 2002 -- Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee hearing on the effect of the bankruptcy of Enron on the functioning of energy markets

  • February 7, 2002 -- Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the financial collapse of Enron

  • February 6, 2002 -- Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on the failure of Enron

  • February 5, 2002 -- Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the financial collapse of Enron

  • January 24, 2002 -- Statement of Congressman John D. Dingell, Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the destruction of Enron-related documents by Andersen personnel