Rep. Joe Kennedy briefs NEC members on his work on House Energy & Commerce Committee

Members of the Energy & Environment Committee also met with Representative Joe Kennedy (D-MA), as part of the Council’s Washington Leaders’ Summit in May. Congressman Kennedy sits on the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy, and he spoke at length about a number of issues before the committee. In particular, the Congressman highlighted the committee’s work on such issues as expiring clean energy tax credits, infrastructure needs and investment, the federal government’s role in addressing regional energy challenges, as well as oversight of the executive federal agencies.