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To: TideGlider who wrote (120867)	4/17/2008 2:47:18 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

WYNN STEPS DOWN FROM POWERFUL ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE April 11, 2008 11 Apr 2008 // Earlier today, Fourth District Rep. Al Wynn announced he has stepped down from his seat on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, thus resigning his chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Wynn's resignation took effect at 5:00 p.m. yesterday. A rising chorus of voices called on him to resign the seat now over future conflicts of interest. Wynn is resigning his seat in Congress effective this June to take a position at the powerful Washington law firm Dickstein Shapiro, where he will be involved in lobbying efforts. The public advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the New York Times editorial board, and even staunch supporter Majority Leader Steny Hoyer suggested it would be improper for Wynn to remain chairing the subcommittee. Shortly after he announced his plans to leave Congress, Wynn told local reporters he would recuse himself from matters that might affect his future job, and had filed the necessary paperwork in relation to House ethics standards. Wynn's subcommittee holds broad jurisdiction over aspects of environmental protection, on issues such as enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act and risk assessment matters; solid waste, hazardous waste and toxic substances, including Superfund and RCRA; mining, oil, gas, and coal combustion wastes; and noise pollution control. California Rep. Hilda Solis is the subcommittee's vice chair, though it remains unclear who will succeed Wynn to its helm. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source URL: citizensforethics.org