The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a joint hearing entitled “The Role of the Interior Department in the Deepwater Horizon Disaster,” on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.  The hearing examined the Interior Department’s actions before and since the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 20, 2010.

Witnesses

• The Honorable Gale Norton, Former Secretary, Department of the Interior, 2001-2006
• The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne, Former Secretary, Department of the Interior, 2006-2009
• The Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary, Department of the Interior

Documents

• Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement
• Chairman Stupak's Opening Statement
• Briefing Memo
• Supplemental Memo
• Preliminary Transcript

Testimony

• Testimony of Gale Norton
• Testimony of Dirk Kempthorne
• Testimony of Ken Salazar

Video

WMV
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Additional Information

Energy & Commerce Committee Investigates Deepwater Horizon Rig Oil Spill