Official Statements
Official Congressional Statements are events presented at Congressional hearings by our key officials, scientists, and managers.
Statement of Joseph Balash Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
Statement of Joseph Balash, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, S.1317, American Mineral Security Act on May 14, 2019
Statement of Dr. Steven M. Fortier, Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Statement of Dr. Steven M. Fortier, Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Statement of Walter S. Guidroz, Program Coordinator, Energy Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Statement of Walter S. Guidroz, Program Coordinator, Energy Resources Program, about the U.S. Geological Survey’s role in studying, understanding, and assessing continuous (unconventional) oil and gas resources in the Piceance Basin within the Uinta-Piceance Province of Colorado and Utah.
Statement of Stephen Hickman, Director of the Earthquake Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Statement of David Applegate, Associate Director for Natural Hazards, U.S. Geological Survey
Statement of David Applegate, Associate Director for Natural Hazards, U.S. Geological Survey before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Statement of David Applegate Associate Director for Natural Hazards of the U.S. Geological Survey
Before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Statement of Murray Hitzman, Associate Director for Energy and Minerals, U.S. Geological Survey
Before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, "Seeking Innovative Solutions for the Future of Hardrock Mining"
Statement of Murray Hitzman, Associate Director for Energy and Minerals, U.S. Geological Survey
Before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, regarding an examination of the United States' increasing dependence on foreign sources of minerals and opportunities to rebuild and improve the supply chain in the United States
Statement of the U.S. Geological Survey
Before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource, regarding the importance of domestically sourced raw materials for infrastructure projects
Statement of Bill Werkheiser, Deputy Director, U.S. Geological Survey
Before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, "Examining Decades of Data Manipulation at the USGS"
Statement of Walter Guidroz, Program Coordinator, Energy Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey
Before the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, "Opportunities and Challenges of Developing the Mancos Shale"
Statement of Dr. Thomas R. Armstrong, Program Coordinator, Earth Surface Dynamics Program
before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Subcommittee on Global Climate Change and Impacts, Hearing on Projected and Past Effects of Climate Change: A Focus on Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems