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NWF President & CEO Reacts to New House Energy & Commerce Chairman

(National Wildlife Federation)WASHINGTON, DC (November 20, 2008) – House Democrats have selected Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) as the next chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, succeeding current Chairman John Dingell (D-MI).

Larry Schweiger, president and CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, said today:

“We congratulate incoming Chairman Henry Waxman and applaud him for his commitment to ‘achieve energy independence and tackle climate change’ as top priorities for committee action. Congressman Waxman has laid out his climate legislation principles, which are supported by National Wildlife Federation and have already won support from more than 150 members of the House. We welcome the opportunity to work with him, the incoming Obama administration and members of both sides of the aisle to enact climate legislation in 2009.

“We have been delighted to work with Congressman John Dingell and look forward to continuing our work together on wildlife conservation and climate change. He has been a conservation champion for more than a half century. We at the National Wildlife Federation owe him our deep appreciation for an extraordinary environmental legacy, a legacy that he will continue to build in the months and years ahead.”

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For Immediate Release
November 20, 2008

Contact: Miles Grant, National Wildlife Federation, 703-864-9599 (cell), grantm@nwf.org

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