1) The document summarizes Stephen McIntyre's presentation to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on issues with the "hockey stick" temperature reconstruction and climate data access. 2) Key points from multiple panels and studies are that Mann's principal components method was biased towards producing a hockey stick shape, claims of statistical significance were overstated, and using bristlecone pines should be avoided. 3) The document argues that simple measures could improve data access policies regardless of views on climate policy.