Joint Hearing: "Driving in Reverse: The Administration’s Rollback of Fuel Economy and Clean Car Standards"

Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce (Committee on Energy and Commerce)
Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Thursday, June 20, 2019 (10:00 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable William L. Wehrum
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 03:34 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:40 PM

Ms. Heidi King
Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 04:16 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:35 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 05:37 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 05:37 PM

Panel two

The Honorable Mary D. Nichols
Chair, California Air Resources Board

Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 12:16 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 05:37 PM

Mr. David Friedman
Vice President, Advocacy, Consumer Reports

Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 12:16 PM
  • Consumer Reports Fuel Economy Fact Sheet (June 2019) [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 12:16 PM
  • "Fact Sheet: A ‘Rollback’ costs consumers money," Consumer Reports (June 2019) [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 12:16 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:35 PM
  • Supplemental Document to the Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:35 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 05:37 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 12:16 PM

Mr. Ramzi Y. Hermiz
President and Chief Executive Officer, Shiloh Industries, Inc.

Added 06/18/2019 at 07:19 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/18/2019 at 07:19 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/18/2019 at 07:19 PM

Mr. Josh Nassar
Legislative Director, United Auto Workers

Added 06/18/2019 at 07:19 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/18/2019 at 07:19 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:35 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:26 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM

The Honorable Shoshana M. Lew
Executive Director, Colorado Department of Transportation

Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 01:51 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:35 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 05:37 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 01:51 PM

The Honorable Jeff Landry
Attorney General, State of Louisiana

Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 04:53 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:35 PM

Mr. David Schwietert
Interim Chief Executive Officer, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/20/2019 at 11:28 AM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:35 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:40 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:40 PM

Mr. Nick Loris
Deputy Director of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies; Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow in Energy and Environmental Policy, Heritage Foundation

Added 06/19/2019 at 10:09 AM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 03:34 PM
  • Response to Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:35 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/19/2019 at 05:37 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 02:26 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 06/13/2019 at 04:33 PM
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 06/18/2019 at 09:32 AM Updated 06/18/2019 at 07:19 PM
  • Document for the Record - A report by Bill Becker, the former Executive Director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies [PDF] Added 06/28/2019 at 01:59 PM
  • Document for the Record - Statement for the Record of John Bozzella, President and CEO, Association of Global Automakers [PDF] Added 06/28/2019 at 01:59 PM
  • Document for the Record - Statement for the Record from Jack Gillis, Executive Director, Consumer Federation of America [PDF] Added 06/28/2019 at 01:59 PM
  • Document for the Record - Report from the BlueGreen Alliance and the Natural Resources Defense Council [PDF] Added 06/28/2019 at 01:59 PM
  • Document for the Record - UAW Research Paper on Electric Vehicles [PDF] Added 06/28/2019 at 01:59 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from 17 Automakers to California Governor Gavin Newsom [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from 17 Automakers to President Trump [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from CERES [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - General Motors Proxy Memo [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Ford Proxy Memo [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from General Motors Investors [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Investors [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from the Ceres BICEP Network [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from 10 State Attorney Generals [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from the Global Automakers [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Statement from the American Chemistry Council [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Assistant Administrator Wehrum's Ethics Disclosure Report [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from the Competitive Enterprise Institute [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from BP CAFE to Administrator Wheeler [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - What Drives Your District [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Letter from six State Attorney Generals [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 02:01 PM
  • Document for the Record - Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 165, pg. 43067 [PDF] Added 11/23/2020 at 03:54 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Pallone [PDF] Added 06/28/2019 at 01:59 PM
  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Ranking Member Walden [PDF] Added 06/28/2019 at 02:11 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Ranking Member Rodgers [PDF] Added 08/05/2019 at 12:40 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Chair Schakowsky [PDF] Added 07/08/2020 at 12:40 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Chairman Tonko [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 09:56 AM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Ranking Member Shimkus [PDF] Added 10/15/2020 at 09:56 AM

Hearing Record

  • Unedited Transcript [PDF] Added 06/28/2019 at 12:52 PM

First Published: June 13, 2019 at 04:25 PM
Last Updated: November 23, 2020 at 04:09 PM


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