--- title: Pink Petro Founder to Testify on Capitol Hill on Energy Workforce Diversity description: Pink Petro Founder to Testify on Capitol Hill on Energy Workforce Diversity image: https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Capitol-Hill-p2scu5hemtf59d7ansycubc9651wuee7vjftpkkzgo.jpeg --- - [BUILD WITH US](https://www.allyenergy.com/work-with-us) - [GALLERY](http://ally.photos) [![Company logo](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/logos/ally-energy-logo-2.svg)](https://www.allyenergy.com/) - [ABOUT](https://www.allyenergy.com/about) - [INSIGHTS](https://www.allyenergy.com/resources) - OUR BUILDS - [Houston Energy & Climate Week](http://www.climateweekhouston.com) - [Energy Workforce of the Future](https://www.energyworkforceofthefuture.com/) - [The GRIT Awards & Best Energy Workplaces](https://www.allyenergy.com/2025-grit-awards-best-energy-workplaces-finalists) - [Energy Capital Markets Day on Wall Street](https://www.allyenergy.com/ally-tcs-worley-new-york-marathon-team) - 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The hearing will be held at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC. Mehnert confirmed she would testify and bring her daughter on the trip. "I'm honored to accept the invitation and to have Ally join me in Washington this week to talk discuss the 21st century workforce and the work we've done in [Pink Petro](https://allyenergy.com) and [Experience Energy](http://www.experience.energy) since our launch in 2015. We have a lot to be proud of but a lot of work ahead of us if we truly want to build the workforce for the future, " said Mehnert. ### WATCH LIVE [The hearing will be televised on C-SPAN and on Livestream](https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-on-clean-energy-infrastructure-and-the-workforce-to-build-it). 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