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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearing: Wealth for the Working Class and the Clean Energy Economy
Record date · January 1, 2021
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What This Bill Does
The House Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development held a hearing to discuss the economic implications of transitioning to a clean energy economy. The session focused on how small businesses can participate in and benefit from sustainable energy growth.
This hearing serves as a formal record of expert testimony regarding how federal policy might shape small business opportunities in the clean energy sector, which could influence future legislation on energy subsidies and workforce training.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Small Business Owners
The committee is evaluating policies that could impact how small businesses operate within the clean energy sector.
Clean Energy Industry Workers
The hearing addresses workforce development and job creation within the sustainable energy economy.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on July 27, 2021, in the Rayburn House Office Building.
- The session was conducted as a hybrid proceeding with specific rules for virtual participation and mask-wearing based on vaccination status.
- The hearing focused on the intersection of climate change, economic prosperity, and small business development.
- Four expert witnesses provided testimony regarding the clean energy economy.
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- The subcommittee received prepared statements from all four witnesses for the official record.
- No questions for the record were submitted during this specific session.
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