The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing this morning on the recent reports issued by the Office of the Inspector General at the Interior Department.

The hearing lasted about two hours. The committee heard from Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Inspector General Earl E. Devaney.

A video archive can be viewed at the C-SPAN website.

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Committee Notice:
Oversight Hearing On “Recent Interior Department Inspector General Investigations On Federal Oil And Gas Royalty Collections.” (September 18, 2008)

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