Press Releases
Brendan Daly/Nadeam Elshami
202-226-7616
11/20/2008
Pelosi Statement on House Energy and Commerce Chairmanship
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding the Chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
“John Dingell is a giant of the Congress and his leadership over the last 28 years as Chairman and Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee is unsurpassed. As Chairman Emeritus, John Dingell will continue in his tradition of strong and steady leadership on behalf of all Americans.
“Henry Waxman will bring to the post of Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee the outstanding leadership he has demonstrated as Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He has been a longtime leader on health care, drug safety and affordability, and climate change. Under his leadership, the committee and the entire caucus will make progress toward making America energy independent, making health care available to all Americans, and addressing the greatest challenge of our time, global warming.
“House Democrats will move forward from this vote with unity to take America in a New Direction.”