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= David K. Garman = David Garman was the Under Secretary of Energy at the United States Department of Energy from 2005-2007. Prior to that, he was the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from 2001-2005. Both positions were Presidential appointments requiring confirmation by the United States Senate. President George W. Bush nominated Garman for both of those positions, and the Senate unanimously confirmed Garman for each.

Energy policy garnered significant attention during this period of time, culminating in the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58) passed by Congress on July 29, 2005. According to an article in The Washington Post, Garman was part of a small group of “upper level appointees” who were “well received by Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill” for their “management and openness,” and who were “heavily involved” in promoting the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. During his tenure, Garman testified before Congress at least 46 times. 1) May 7, 2001. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on the nomination of David Garman to be Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy).  Testimony was heard from the nominee, David Garman. Congressional Record, May 7, 2001, page E743. 2) June 14, 2001. The House Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy, held a hearing on the Administration’s National Energy Policy: Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy R&D legislation. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, June 14, 2001, page D583. 3) June 22, 2001. The House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held a hearing on ‘‘National Energy Policy: Conservation and Energy Efficiency.’’ Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, June 22, 2001, page D619. 4) July 13, 2001. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held hearing on proposals related to energy efficiency. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, July 16, 2001, page D706. 5) July 19, 2001. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on proposed energy policy legislation, focusing on issues related to removing barriers to distributed generation, renewable energy and other advanced technologies in electricity generation and transmission. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, July 19, 2001, page D736. 6) August 1, 2001. The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing on H.R. 2407, the Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, August 1, 2001, Page D828. 7) October 3, 2001. The House Committee on Resources held a hearing on Potential Alternative Energy Sources Available on National Public Lands. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, October 3, 2001, page D972. 8) November 1, 2001. The House Committee on Science held a hearing on Options to Decrease Petroleum Use in the Transportation Sector. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, November 1, 2001, page D1088. 9) February 7, 2002. The House Committee on Science held a hearing on the Future of DOE’s Automotive Research Programs. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, February 7, 2002, page D73. 10) February 28, 2002. The House Appropriations Subcommittee conducted a hearing on Fossil Energy and Energy Conservation. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, February 28, 2002, page D149. 11) April 17, 2002. The House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee conducted a hearing on measuring success in energy research. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, April 17, 2002, pages D345-346. 12) April 18, 2002. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for energy and water development programs, after receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from Jessie H. Roberson, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, and David Garman, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, both of the Department of Energy. Congressional Record, April 18, 2002, page D354. 13) June 6, 2002. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ‘‘DOE’s FreedomCAR: Hurdles, Benchmarks for Progress, and Role in Energy Policy.’’ Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, June 6, 2002, page D578. 14) March 5, 2003. The House Science Committee held a hearing on The Path to a Hydrogen Economy. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 5, 2003, page D191. 15) March 12, 2003. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development conducted hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 12, 2003, page D222. 16) March 12, 2003. The House Committee on Government Reformheld a hearing entitled ‘‘Energy Efficiency Improvements in Federal Buildings and Vehicles.’’ Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 12, 2003, page D227. 17) March 20, 2003. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works:Sub- committee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings to examine S. 385, to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation’s energy independence, and other proposed legislation amending the Clean Air Act regarding fuel additives and renewable fuels, gasoline, water contamination, and the oil and natural gas industry. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 20, 2003, page D272. 18) May 20, 2003. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce:Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Hydrogen Energy Economy.’’ Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, May 20, 2003, page D556. 19) February 25, 2004. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2005 for Indian Programs. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, February 25, 2004, page D113. 20) March 3, 2004. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 3, 2004, page D171. 21) March 3, 2004. The House Committee on Science Held a hearing to Review the Hydrogen Fuel and FreedomCAR Initiatives. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 3, 2004, page D176. 22) March 6, 2003. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heldhearings to examine energy use in the transportation sector, focusing on oil dependency, technology challenges, vehicle safety issues, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE ́) program, and alternative fuels. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 6, 2003, page D197. 23) March 11, 2003. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held hearings to examine federal programs for energy efficiency and conservation, focusing on the Federal Energy Management Program, the appliance efficiency standards programs under the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act, and the Energy Policy of Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.  Congressional Record, March 11, 2003, page D215. 24) May 7, 2003. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space held hearings to examine the future of the hydrogen fuel cell, focusing on the President’s National Energy Policy Plan, entitled ‘‘Reliable, Affordable and Environmentally Sound Energy for America’s Future’’, and certain related initiatives including the FreedomCAR partnership, the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, and the ‘‘FutureGen’’ zero-emission coal-fired electricity and hydrogen power plant initiative. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, May 7, 2003, page D496. 25) July 10, 2003. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held hearings to examine the high price of natural gas, its effect on the economy and to consider potential solutions. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.  Congressional Record, July 10, 2003, page D791. 26) March 24, 2004. The House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy, held a hearing on Priorities in the Department of Energy Budget for fiscal year 2005. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 24, 2004, page D283. 27) April 27, 2004. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held an oversight hearing to examine sustainable, low emission, electricity generation, focusing on clean coal, wind, geothermal, and solar energy technologies, biomass, and nuclear waste management. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, April 27, 2004, page D407. 28)May 6, 2004. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry helda hearing to examine new opportunities for agriculture, focusing on the use of biomass, which is any living matter that can be converted into usable energy through biological or chemical processes, and encompasses feedstocks such as agricultural crops and their residues, animal wastes, wood, wood residues and grasses, and municipal wastes use in energy production. Testimony was received from David Garman, Acting Under Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science and Environment, and Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Congressional Record, May 6, 2004, page D460-461. 29) June 22, 2004. House Committee on Government Reform:Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled ‘‘LNG Import Terminal and Deepwater Port Siting: Federal and State Roles.”  Testimony was received from David Garman, Acting Under Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science and Environment, and Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Congressional Record, June 22, 2004, page D671. 30) June 22, 2004. House Committee on Government Reform:Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held hearing on ‘‘Nuclear Security: Can DOE Meet Facility Security Requirements?” Testimony was received from David Garman, Acting Under Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science and Environment, and Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Congressional Record, June 22, 2004, page D671. 31) February 10, 2005. House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Energy Policy Act of 2005: Ensuring Jobs for Our Future with Secure and Reliable Energy.’’ Testimony was heard from David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, February 10, 2005, page D82. 32) March 8, 2005. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources helda hearing to examine ways to encourage the diversification of power generation resources, focusing on renewable portfolio standards (RPS) efforts among states and the cost and benefits of a federal RPS program, and new approaches to promoting a variety of clean power resources, such as wind, solar, clean coal technology and nuclear power, after receiving testimony from David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Congressional Record, March 8, 2005, page D196. 33) March 15, 2005. Senate Committee on Appropriations:Subcommittee on Energy and Water held a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Science, and the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology in the Department of Energy, after receiving testimony from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Congressional Record, March 15, 2005, page D241. 34) March 15, 2005. House Committee on Appropriations:Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Department of Energy—Science, Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy/Conservation. Testimony was received from David Garman, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 15, 2005, page D244. 35) April 6, 2005. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources conducted a hearing on the Nomination of David Garman to be Under Secretary of Energy. The nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf. Congressional Record, April 6, 2005, page D297. 36) May 24, 2005. The House Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on H.R. 1071, Desalination Drought Protection Act of 2005 and on ‘‘Reducing Power and Other Costs of the Desalination Process.’’ Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, May 24, 2005, page D538. 37) July 26, 2005. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relationsheld a hearing to examine implications for the United States regarding energy trends in China and India, focusing on China and India’s expanding role in the global energy market and energy dialogues taking place with these two countries. Testimony was received from David K. Garman, Under Secretary of Energy. Congressional Record, July 26, 2005, page D828. 38) July 28, 2005. The Joint Economic Committee of the House and SenateCommittee held a hearing to examine alternative automotive technologies to develop energy efficient vehicles, after receiving testimony from David K. Garman, Under Secretary of Energy. Congressional Record, July 28, 2005, page D857. 39) September 7, 2005. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on Recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Testimony was heard David K. Garman, Under Secretary, Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, September 7, 2005, page D884-885. 40) November 5, 2005. House Committee on Appropriations:Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies held a joint hearing on Natural Gas. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Under Secretary, Science and Environment, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, November 9, 2005, pages D1180-1181. 41) November 14, 2005. Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsSubcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion held a hearing to examine a clean technology solution relating to U.S.-International climate change approach, focusing on the Administration’s goals to support improving energy security, promoting economic growth and development, reducing air pollution, mitigating greenhouse gases and eradicating poverty. Testimony was heard David Garman, Under Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, November 14, 2005, page D1199. 42) March 30, 2006. Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water held a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Department of Energy’s Supply and Conservation account, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability account, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Office of Environmental Management, Office of Fossil Energy Research and Development, and Office of Science, after receiving testimony from David K. Garman, Under Secretary for Energy, Science, and Environment, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, March 30, 2006, page D304. 43) April 5, 2006. House Committee on Appropriations:Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on DOE Energy Supply and Conservation, Fossil Energy. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Under Secretary, Science and Environment, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, April 5, 2006, page D343. 44) May 1, 2006. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to examine the economic and environmental issues associated with coal gasification technology and on implementation of the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 addressing coal gasification. Testimony was heard from David K. Garman, Under Secretary of Energy. Congressional Record, May 1, 2006, page D409. 45) June 9, 2006. House Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ‘‘Cyber Security Challenges at the Department of Energy.’’ Testimony was heard David K. Garman, Under Secretary, Energy, Science, and Environment, Department of Energy. Congressional Record, June 9, 2006, page D606. 46) July 17, 2006. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing to examine implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 provisions on hydrogen and fuel cell research and development. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Under Secretary of Energy. Congressional Record, July 17, 2006, page D783.

While serving in the Bush Administration, Garman was criticized by some conservative commentators for being critical of President Bush’s approach to the issue of climate change.

During the 2016 Presidential Campaign, Garman publicly joined former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and other former Republican officials to voice their opposition to Donald Trump’s candidacy. Later, at the start of the Trump Administration, Garman and a bipartisan group of former Energy Department officials opposed President Trump’s deep budget cuts for energy research and development programs.

Prior to his service in the Bush Administration, Garman worked as staff to two U.S. Senators, as well as the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. During that period of time, Garman played key staff roles in passage of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996, and legislation to privatize U.S. Uranium Enrichment activities.