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Washington, DC-based Committee on Energy and Commerce has Promoted Karen Christensen as Chief Counsel
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The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest continuous standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. It was originally established in 1795 to regulate interstate and foreign commerce. Today, the Committee has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress. It legislates on a wide variety of issues, including:
About the Person
Karen Christian is a six-year veteran of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, and spearheaded the committee’s 18-month investigation into Solyndra. Christian joined the Energy and Commerce Committee in 2006 after a stint as Counsel to the Committee on House Administration. Christian clerked for U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon and served as an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Christian, 39, is from Ohio and earned an undergraduate degree in English from Ohio University and a law degree from Ohio State University. In her spare time, she plays tennis and spends time with her three young children.
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