Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Microvast and More: Oversight of President Biden’s Energy Spending Spree.” 

The Chairs issued the following statement:

“President Biden’s rush-to-green agenda will damage our economy, make our supply chains more reliant on China, and raise costs on Americans. This hearing will provide our committee with an opportunity to address our many concerns with the Department’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains’ ability to strengthen our energy supply chains, address national security threats in the energy sector, and responsibly administer billions of dollars of funding as a new program office.”

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing is titled “Microvast and More: Oversight of President Biden’s Energy Spending Spree.” 

WHAT: A subcommittee hearing to discuss the impact of federal programs and policies on the domestic energy sector supply chain, including concerning awards decisions. 

DATE: Wednesday, June 21, 2023  

TIME: 2:00 PM ET 

LOCATION: 2322 Rayburn House Office Building  

WITNESS:  

• David Howell, Principal Deputy Director, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Department of Energy  

NOTE:  

• The Department of Energy declined to provide a witness to a May 23, 2023, hearing titled "Growing the Domestic Energy Sector Supply Chain and Manufacturing Base: Are Federal Efforts Working?" 
• News of the Department of Energy’s decision not to move forward with a planned grant to Microvast broke the night before the hearing, but the Department has not provided any answers to the Committee as to why the decision was made. 

This notice is at the direction of the Chair. The hearing will be open to the public and press and will be live streamed online at https://energycommerce.house.gov/. If you have any questions concerning the hearing, please contact Lauren Eriksen with the Committee staff at Lauren.Eriksen@mail.house.gov. If you have any press-related questions, please contact Christopher Krepich at Christopher.Krepich@mail.house.gov.