Hearing on Modernizing the Natural Gas Act to Ensure It Works for Everyone

Testimony Prepared for the US House Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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Date

Feb. 5, 2020

Authors

Susan Tierney

Publication

Testimony and Public Comments

Reading time

1 minute

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The testimony took place on February 5, 2020. Watch the testimony below or on the committee website.

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Witnesses

Panel I

Cheryl LaFleur
Chairman (Former)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Susan Tierney
Senior Advisor
Analysis Group, Inc.
Richard Worsinger
Treasurer, Board of Directors
American Public Gas Association
Michael E. McMahon
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Boardwalk Pipelines, LP
On behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America

Panel II

N. Jonathan Peress
Senior Director, Energy Markets and Utility Regulation
Environmental Defense Fund
Jennifer Danis
Staff Attorney, Environmental Law Clinic
Columbia University School of Law
Maya van Rossum
Leader
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
David Bookbinder
Chief Counsel
Niskanen Center
David Mallino
Legislative and Political Director
Laborers International Union of North America
Gene Barr
President and CEO
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry

Authors

Susan F. Tierney

Chair, RFF Board of Directors; Senior Advisor, Analysis Group Inc.

Dr. Tierney is the chair of the RFF Board of Directors and is an expert on energy economics, regulation, and policy, particularly in the electric and natural gas industries.

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