What is the difference between a Congressional Transcript and Testimony Statement?
A Congressional Transcript is a verbatim statement of the Agency Witness given before the House or Senate Congressional Committee. The transcript is available only to the witness or to the program office within the Agency. After the transcript is edited for clarification and the Agency witness responds to follow up questions and all requests answered in the transcript, it is returned to the appropriate Committee for printing, and then it is released for the public. A Testimony Statement is a prepared statement of the EPA Witness which is available to the public. See OCIR Testimony Page.
