Committee Activity

The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship will hold a hearing titled, “Growing the Clean Energy Economy.” The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

From installing solar panels, to building wind farms and revolutionizing the auto industry, the clean energy economy is a driving force for small business innovation and job growth. Energy efficiency jobs make up most of the green economy, supporting at least 2.2 million jobs ranging across various industries. Small businesses are directly involved in this economy in a wide variety of ways. This hearing will bring together some small business innovators in the clean energy and green economy to discuss the importance of their businesses, the challenges they face, and what Congress can do to support small business innovation for the 21st century.

To view a livestream of the hearing, please click here. 

Hearing Notice 

Hearing Memo 

Witness List 

Witnesses 

Dr. Lynn Abramson
President
Clean Energy Business Network
Washington, DC 
Testimony 

Mr. Thomas R. Brooks
General Manager
Western Dubuque Biodiesel
Farley, IA 
Testimony 

Mr. Michael G. Williams
Deputy Director
BlueGreen Alliance
Washington, DC 
Testimony 

*Witness testimony will be posted within 24 hours after the hearing’s occurrence