People’s Hearing on FERC Abuses of Law & Power

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On December 2, We The People held hearings to investigate the abuses of power and law being inflicted by FERC in communities across America

The People’s Hearing was held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on December 2, 2016. 63 representatives from 15 states and the District of Columbia came to testify to the abuses of power and law inflicted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Over 150 people were in attendance of the hearing including reporters and congressional staff members.

We thank the legislators who sent representatives to join us:

Congressman Frank Pallone (Democrat from NJ, Ranking member on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce),
Congressman Morgan Griffith (Republican from Virginia),
Senator Maria Cantwell (Democrat from Washington, Ranking member on the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)
Senator Bob Casey (Democrat from Pennsylvania).

List of all who testified grouped into their respective panels, their battle or organization, and which states they represent.

Click here to read the Delaware Riverkeeper’s blog post about the day.

Click here for a video of highlights from the day.

Click here for video of the introduction by Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper.