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On October 30, 2009, ACCCE president and CEO Joe Miller testified before the House Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee about the forged letters sent by subcontractor [[Bonner & Associates]]. In his testimony, Miller claimed that his organization had never opposed the [[Waxman-Markey Climate Bill]]. However, an official June 2009 press release specifically saidstated, "ACCCE cannot support this bill, as it is written, because the legislation still does not adequately protect consumers and the domestic economy or ensure that the American people can continue to enjoy the benefits of affordable, reliable electricity, which has been so important to our nation."<ref name="del">Arthur Delaney, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/29/pro-coal-lobby-boss-claim_n_338794.html "Pro-Coal Lobby Boss Claims Never To Have Opposed Climate Bill," Huffington Post, October 29, 2009.</ref> Miller also said that ACCCE has only lobbied Congress since April 2008, despite extensive records of the group's lobbying efforts for many years prior to that. The comments have sparked accusations that Miller lied under oath and suggestions that the Justice Department may open a criminal perjury probe.<ref>Zachary Roth, [http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/could_coal_lobby_chief_be_probed_for_perjury.php "Could Coal Lobby Chief Be Probed For Perjury?,"] TPMMuckraker, October 29, 2009.</ref><ref name="del"/>