Senate Democrats’ Special Committee On The Climate Crisis to Hold First Hearing, Mayors From Across The Country Will Discuss Climate Action At The Local Level
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Chair of the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis, will convene a hearing titled “A Blueprint for Success: U.S. Climate Action at the Local Level” on Wednesday, July 17 at 1:00p.m. ET. The committee, a special committee affiliated with the DPCC, will hear from mayors of five U.S. cities. The mayors will discuss their cities’ efforts to cut carbon pollution and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. They will also discuss the role the federal government can and should play in helping cities achieve their clean energy goals and fight climate change.
“This hearing is about what cities across the country are doing to fight climate change,” Chairman Schatz said. “By bringing together our country’s mayors, we can understand how our cities are taking action against climate change and how the federal government can help.”
In addition to Schatz, members of the committee include U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.).
Witnesses:
- Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms – Atlanta, GA – Prepared Testimony
- Mayor Kirk Caldwell – Honolulu, HI – Prepared Testimony
- Mayor Melvin Carter – Saint Paul, MN - Prepared Testimony
- Mayor William Peduto – Pittsburgh, PA – Prepared Testimony
- Mayor Ted Wheeler – Portland, OR – Prepared Testimony
*Witness list subject to change.
Hearing Details:
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
1:00 p.m. ET
U.S. Capitol
SVC-208
The hearing is open to the public. Please enter through the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center and check in at one of the Senate Appointment Desks.
Members of the media interested in attending should RSVP to Michael_Inacay@schatz.senate.gov. Witness testimony and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.democrats.senate.gov/climate.
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