House GOP Policy Committee to Hold Hearing on Bureaucracy’s Battle Against Fracking

WHAT: House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington), Rep. Eric Nelson (R-Hempfield) and other lawmakers will host a hearing titled "Opportunity Lost: Bureaucracy's Battle Against Fracking" to address the impact of policies that threaten to eliminate thousands of jobs, leave families without sustainable incomes and push our energy grid to the brink of failure. This hearing will spotlight bureaucratic hurdles Pennsylvania companies face and the urgent need to defend our energy independence and protect the livelihoods of hard-working Pennsylvanians.

WHO: Kail, Nelson and members of the committee. Testifiers include Michael Hillenbrand, CEO & president, Huntley and Huntley; Jeff Nobers, executive director, Pittsburgh Works Together; and local representatives from the manufacturing and agriculture industries.

WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Hempfield Township Municipal Building, 1132 Woodward Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601.

LIVESTREAM: Barring any technical difficulties, the hearing will be streamed online at PAGOPPolicy.com.

Media contact: Nancy Nilson, 717-260-6238, [email protected]

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