Hearing: “Playing God with the Weather – A Disastrous Forecast”

Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (Committee on Oversight and Government Reform)

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 (10:00 AM)

HVC-210 CAPITOL
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Dr. Michael MacCracken
Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs, Climate Institute

Added 09/15/2025 at 04:21 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/16/2025 at 10:12 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/16/2025 at 10:12 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/16/2025 at 10:12 AM

Mr. Chris Martz
Meteorologist/Policy Analyst, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow

Added 09/11/2025 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/15/2025 at 10:52 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/15/2025 at 10:52 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/15/2025 at 10:52 AM

Dr. Roger Pielke, Jr.
Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Added 09/11/2025 at 01:45 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/15/2025 at 10:52 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/15/2025 at 10:52 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/15/2025 at 10:52 AM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 09/11/2025 at 01:45 PM
  • UC - Crockett - Article - August 2025, Earth's Third-Hottest August on Record [PDF] Added 10/01/2025 at 10:38 AM
  • UC - Crockett - Article - Natural Disasters Have Caused More Than $131B in Losses in 2025 - CBS News [PDF] Added 10/01/2025 at 10:38 AM
  • UC - Crockett - Article - State of the Climate, 2025 on Track to be Second or Third Warmest - Carbon Brief [PDF] Added 10/01/2025 at 10:38 AM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 09/16/2025 at 12:42 PM

First Published: September 9, 2025 at 04:31 PM
Last Updated: October 1, 2025 at 10:38 AM