Welch named to three Energy and Commerce subcommittees

WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Peter Welch was appointed to three subcommittees of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday:

Subcommittee on Energy and Environment

• National energy policy, environmental protection, solid and hazardous waste, fossil fuels and renewable energy, utility regulation, nuclear energy and waste, the Clean Air Act

Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet

• Telecommunication and information transmission by broadcast, radio, wire, microwave, satellite or other mode

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

• Oversight of agencies, departments and programs within the jurisdiction of the full Committee

Welch was appointed to the Energy and Commerce Committee Monday.