Official Statements
Official Congressional Statements are events presented at Congressional hearings by our key officials, scientists, and managers.
Statement of Asbury H. Sallenger, Jr., Oceanographer, USGS
before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction
Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS
before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization on
"The Yucca Mountain Project
Statement of W. David Menzie, Geologist, USGS
before the House Resources Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
"U.S. Energy and Mineral Needs, Security, and Policy: Impacts of Sustained Increases in Global Energy and Mineral Consumption by Emerging Economies Such as China and India"
Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS
before the House Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources oversight hearing on the Interior Budget for FY2006 in Energy and Mineral Programs
Statement Chris Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on miscellaneous legislation including S. 485, National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2005
Statement of Robert M. Hirsch, Associate Director for Water, USGS
House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power oversight hearing on the "President's FY 2006 Budget Request for Bureau of Reclamation and the Water Division of the U.S. Geological Survey"
Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS
Before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate
Statement of Charles G. Groat, Director, USGS
House Committee on Science hearing on, "Tsunamis: Is the U.S. Prepared?"
Statement of Scott W. Phillips, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, USGS
Statement of Scott W. Phillips, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior, Before the Committee on Government Reform, Hearing on "Safeguarding the Chesapeake Bay"
Statement of Dr. Timothy S. Collett, Research Geologist, USGS
Statement of Dr. Timothy S. Collett, Research Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior before the House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, On Energy Technology
Statement of P. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director for Geology, USGS
Statement of P. Patrick Leahy, Associate Director for Geology, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, On the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 2004