The Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing titled, ‘Competitiveness and Climate Policy: Avoiding Leakage of Jobs and Emissions’ at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing addressed potential domestic legislative provisions to prevent the leakage of jobs and carbon emissions from the United States to countries that do not take similar action to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Witness List

• Jack McMackin, Jr., on behalf of The Energy Intensive Manufacturers Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• Marty McBroom, Director of Federal Environmental Affairs, American Electric Power
• Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
• Richard Morgenstern, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
• Paul Cicio, President, Industrial Energy Consumers of America
• Margo Thorning, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, American Council for Capitol Formation

Documents

• Testimony of Jack McMackin, Jr.
• Testimony of Marty McBroom
• Testimony of Eileen Claussen
• Testimony of Richard Morgenstern
• Testimony of Paul Cicio
• Testimony of Margo Thorning
• Preliminary Transcript

Video

WMV
Stream or Download