House Natural Resources Committee Leaders to Host Issues Forum on Trump-Musk Attacks Targeting NOAA

Washington, D.C. – TODAY at 1 p.m. ET, House Natural Resources Committee leaders will host an issues forum to discuss the escalating attacks on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's DOGE. The attacks jeopardize everything from disaster warnings and public safety to the stability of coastal economies and America’s ability to respond to the climate crisis.

WHO

MEMBERS
Rep. Seth Magaziner
Rep. Jared Huffman, Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member
Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Natural Resources Committee Vice Ranking Member
Rep. Val Hoyle, Water, Wildlife, & Fisheries Subcommittee Ranking Member
Rep. Maxine Dexter, Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member

PANELISTS
Mary Glackin
Retired NOAA official, American Meteorological Society

Marce Gutiérrez-Graudinš
Founder and Executive Director, Azul

Elizabeth L. Lewis
Senior Associate Attorney, Eubanks & Associates, PLLC

Sarah Schumann
Fisherman, and Owner/Principal Consultant, Shining Sea Fisheries Consulting, LLC

RADM Jon White, USN (Ret.)
Former President and CEO of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, former Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, and former Oceanographer of the Navy

WHEN

Wednesday, April 2 at 1 p.m. ET

Press Contact

Contact: Ana Unruh Cohen
(202) 498-3487