Rep. Harris Selected By Colleagues To Leadership Role On Energy And Environment

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Andy Harris was chosen by his colleagues on the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to be Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. This assignment will allow Rep. Harris to foster an environment for long-term job growth in Maryland, protect our Bay and help secure America's energy future.

"I am humbled to have been selected by my colleagues," said Rep. Harris. "I feel that my background as a physician and service for the last 12 years on the Maryland State Senate Health, Education, and Environment Committee have prepared me for this role. I want to secure America's energy future, enhance research on new and existing energy technologies and to look for environmentally safe methods of obtaining the energy that our economy needs to grow and create jobs. This role will also give me a larger voice in regards to the unique relationship that this district has with our bay and its precious tributaries.”

           

The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has partial or complete jurisdiction over the following federal agencies: NASA, the Department of Energy, EPA, ATSDR, NSF, FAA, NOAA, National Institute of Standards and Technology, FEMA, the U.S. Fire Administration, and United States Geological Survey.

Congressman Andy Harris represents Maryland’s 1st Congressional District which includes: Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester Counties and parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford Counties.