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Committee staff are key contacts when covering environment and energy issues before Congress — whether you are inside or outside the Beltway. Most prefer to talk on background. The WatchDog listed Senate committee contacts on Feb. 27, 2008. Here are some current House committee phone contacts relevant to environment and energy. Some will surely change by the next Congress — and we promise to update the list then.
Natural Resources Committee
- Majority
Communications Director Allyson Groff (202) 226-9019
Deputy Communications Director Blake Androff (202) 226-9019 - Minority
Communications Director Steven Hansen (202) 225-2761 - Subcommittee Staff Offices
- Energy and Mineral Resources
Majority (202) 225-9297
Minority (202) 225-2761 - Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
Majority (202) 226-0020
Minority (202) 225-2761 - Insular Affairs
Majority (202) 225-0691
Minority (202) 225-2761 - National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
Majority (202) 226-7736
Minority (202) 225-2761 - Water and Power
Majority (202) 225-8331
Minority (202) 225-2761
- Energy and Mineral Resources
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Majority
Communications Director Jodi Seth (202) 225-2927
Deputy Communications Director Brin Frazier (202) 225-2927 - Minority
Communications Director Lisa Miller (202) 225-3641
Budget Committee
- Majority Communications Director Charles H. Fant (202) 226-7200
- Minority Communications Director Angela Kuck (202) 226-7270
Appropriations
- Majority Spokeswoman Kirstin Brost (202) 225-2771
- Majority Press Assistant Maureen Beach (202) 225-2771
- Minority Communications Director Jennifer Hing (202) 225-3481
- Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Staff Offices
Majority (202) 225-3081
Minority (202) 225-3481
Judiciary Committee
- Majority
Communications Director Jonathan Godfrey (202) 225-3951
Press Secretary /spokesperson Melanie Roussell (202) 225-3951 - Minority Communications Director Kimberly Ann Smith (202) 225-7682
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Majority Karen Lightfoot (202) 225-5051
- Minority Communications Director Brian McNicoll (202) 225-5074
Science and Technology Committee
- Majority Communications Director Alex Dery Snider (202) 225-6371
- Majority Deputy Communications Director Alison Amor (202) 225-6375
- Minority Communications Director Zachary Kurz (202) 225-6371
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Majority Communications Director Jim Berard (202) 225-6260
- Majority Press Secretary Mary A. Kerr (202) 225-6260
- Minority Press Secretary Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446
Select Communications on Energy Independence and Global Warming
- Majority Communications Director Eben Burnham-Snyder (202) 225-4012
- Minority Communications Director Terry Lane (202) 225-0110