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b il l aoHftasosy 6th Dis t r ic t , O hio COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON OFFICE 1710 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202)225-5705 billjohnson.house.gov November 6, 2017 Chairman John Barrasso U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works 410 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-6175 Dear Chairman Barrasso, I write in support of Andrew Wheeler's nomination to become the next Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Mr. Wheeler has served as an EPA staffer, and brings a wealth of experience working in environmental policy from several different perspectives. He earned the EPA Bronze Medal three times, as Staff Director and Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and as a principal consultant helping businesses with federal regulatory and policy issues. Since my election in 2010, my team and I have worked with Andrew on several different major policy issues, and I've found him to be knowledgeable, professional, and a tremendous resource on environmental and energy policy. I am confident Mr. Wheeler will do a fine job at EPA, helping to en sure the agency's mission of protecting the environment is maintained, while also ensuring the EPA becomes a partner in progress in responsible energy exploration and job creation. Member of Congress M ARIETTA OFFICE 246 Front Street Marietta, OH 45750 (740) 376-0868 SALEM OFFICE 192 East State Street SalBm, OH 44460 (330)337-6951 THIS STATIONERY PRINTED ON CAMBRIDGE OFFICE 116 Southgate Parkway Cambridge, OH 43725 (740)432-2366 MADE OF RECYCLED FIBERS Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 1 IRONTON OFFICE 202 Park Avenue Suite C Ironton, OH 45638 (740) 534--9431 ED 002061 00169680-00001