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Wildwood, NJ - Congressman Van Drew will hold a hearing on March 16, 2023, at 2:00 PM EST, entitled "An Examination into Offshore Wind Industrialization." The purpose of the hearing is to gather testimony from experts in pertinent industries and groups that are affected by offshore wind development. 

WHO: Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02), Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ-04), Congressman Andy Harris (R-MD-01), and Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA-10)

WHAT: Hearing on Offshore Wind Industrialization Along the East Coast

WHEN: Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. EST.

WHERE: Wildwood Convention Center, 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ 08260

WITNESSES: 

• Meghan Lapp, Fisheries Liaison, Seafreeze
• David T. Stevenson, Director, Center for Energy & Environmental Policy at Caesar Rodney Institute 
• Cindy Zipf, Executive Director, Clean Ocean Action
• Daniel LaVecchia, Owner, LaMonica Fine Foods 
• Bob Stern, PhD, Former Director, Office of Environmental Compliance at U.S. Department of Energy 
• Mike Donohue, Former New Jersey Superior Court Judge

WATCH: The hearing will be livestreamed here: https://www.youtube.com/live/j9MY7G8pi5M?feature=share

NOTE: If any press plan on attending please reach out to Ashley Brown, via phone or email. Press will enter the Convention Center through the Administrative entrance located on Montgomery Ave. State your name and affiliation into the intercom and security will grant you access. 

MEDIA CONTACT: Ashley Brown at (561) 951-1921 or Ashley.Brown@mail.house.gov