On Thursday, April 14 at 10:00 am, the House Small Business Committee held a subcommittee hearing committee hearing entitled Drilling for a Solution: Finding Ways to Curtail the Crushing Effect of High Gas Prices on Small Business.  The hearing took place in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

During the hearing, the Committee  examined the negative impact of  rising fuel costs on small business. 

Opening Statement:

Chairman Scott Tipton (R-CO) 

Witnesses and Testimony:

Jim Ehrlich, Executive Director, Colorado Potato Administrative Committee, Monte Vista, CO

• Testimony 
• Witness Disclosure 

Rick Richter, Operator of Richter Aviation and President of the National Agricultural Aviation Association, Maxwell, CA

• Representing the National Agricultural Aviation Association
• Testimony 
• Witness Disclosure 

Dick Pingel, Operator, Finally Trucking, Inc., Plover, WI

• Representing the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Inc
• Testimony 
• Witness Disclosure 

Robert Weiner, Professor of International Business, Public Policy and Public Administration, and International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC

• Testimony 
• Witness Disclosure 

Additional Items:

Official Hearing Notice 

Official Witness List 

Hearing Memo 

Press Release 

Hearing Video