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Subsurface Science and Technology: American Energy and Mineral Dominance

Subcommittee on Energy Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026 Time: 10:15 AM Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building

Opening Statement

Ranking Member Deborah Ross (D-NC) of the Subcommittee on Energy

Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

Witnesses

Mr. Carlos Araque, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quaise Energy

Dr. Elizabeth Holley, Professor, Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines

Dr. Thomas A. Lograsso, Director, Critical Materials Innovation Hub, Ames National Laboratory

Mr. Joel Edwards, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals