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This invited testimony was delivered before the Texas House of Representatives Select Committee on Protecting Texas LNG Exports at a public hearing on May 2, 2024.

The Baker Institute mourns the loss of George W.S. Abbey, a former director of NASA's Johnson Space Center who contributed immeasurably to American spaceflight.

This testimony was delivered before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services and Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions at its hearing entitled “Restricting Rogue-State Revenue: Strengthening Energy Sanctions on Russia, Iran, and Venezuela” on Dec. 12, 2023.

America has lost an iconic diplomat with the death of Henry Kissinger.

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Energy studies fellow Anna Mikulska delivered…

“Charles Duncan represented the very best of his country, his state and his hometown. A native son of Houston, he was a no-nonsense corporate leader and Secretary of Energy for the United States who diligently maintained a laser-like focus on getting things done. Although his career took him around the world, Charles never lost his love for Houston, where he played a critical role as chairman of the Board of Rice University in the creation of the Baker Institute for Public Policy on that campus. My wife Susan and I will greatly miss him, and we send our deepest sympathy to his entire family.”

On October 12, 2022, Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy, testified before the Texas House of Representatives Interim Study Committee on Criminal Justice Reform. Her written testimony addresses the committee's inquiry into policies and penalties relating to drug offenses.

The Baker Institute for Public Policy mourns the loss of Stephen Chazen, a devoted and visionary member of its Board of Advisors