Committee staff are key contacts when covering environment and energy issues before Congress — whether you are inside or outside the Beltway. Most prefer to talk on background. The WatchDog listed Senate committee contacts on Feb. 27, 2008. [2] Here are some current House committee phone contacts relevant to environment and energy. Some will surely change by the next Congress — and we promise to update the list then.

Natural Resources Committee

• Majority
  Communications Director Allyson Groff (202) 226-9019
  Deputy Communications Director Blake Androff (202) 226-9019
• Minority
  Communications Director Steven Hansen (202) 225-2761
• Subcommittee Staff Offices
  • Energy and Mineral Resources
    Majority (202) 225-9297
    Minority (202) 225-2761
  • Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
    Majority (202) 226-0020
    Minority (202) 225-2761
  • Insular Affairs
    Majority (202) 225-0691
    Minority (202) 225-2761
  • National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
    Majority (202) 226-7736
    Minority (202) 225-2761
  • Water and Power
    Majority (202) 225-8331
    Minority (202) 225-2761

Energy and Commerce Committee

• Majority
  Communications Director Jodi Seth (202) 225-2927
  Deputy Communications Director Brin Frazier (202) 225-2927
• Minority
  Communications Director Lisa Miller [3] (202) 225-3641

Budget Committee

• Majority Communications Director Charles H. Fant (202) 226-7200
• Minority Communications Director Angela Kuck (202) 226-7270

Appropriations

• Majority Spokeswoman Kirstin Brost (202) 225-2771
• Majority Press Assistant Maureen Beach (202) 225-2771
• Minority Communications Director Jennifer Hing (202) 225-3481

• Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Staff Offices
  Majority (202) 225-3081
  Minority (202) 225-3481

Judiciary Committee

• Majority
  Communications Director Jonathan Godfrey (202) 225-3951
  Press Secretary /spokesperson Melanie Roussell (202) 225-3951
• Minority Communications Director Kimberly Ann Smith (202) 225-7682

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

• Majority Karen Lightfoot (202) 225-5051
• Minority Communications Director Brian McNicoll (202) 225-5074

Science and Technology Committee

• Majority Communications Director Alex Dery Snider (202) 225-6371
• Majority Deputy Communications Director Alison Amor (202) 225-6375
• Minority Communications Director Zachary Kurz (202) 225-6371

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

• Majority Communications Director Jim Berard (202) 225-6260
• Majority Press Secretary Mary A. Kerr (202) 225-6260
• Minority Press Secretary Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446

Select Communications on Energy Independence and Global Warming

• Majority Communications Director Eben Burnham-Snyder (202) 225-4012
• Minority Communications Director Terry Lane (202) 225-0110