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Senators Kay Bailey Hutchinson (R-TX) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) make remarks on the Senate Floor on an amendment to temporarily halt oil shipments to Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Washington, DC
: 8 min.
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Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) chairs a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on mercury legislation. The hearing focuses on practical technology available to regulate mercury emissions from power plants.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 36 min.
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Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Energy Subcommittee Chairman, discusses Tuesday's Senate debate on energy policy. Sen. Dorgan has an amendment to suspend plans to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until Dec. 31 and also discusses the Republican plan, S2958.
Washington, DC
: 28 min.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Energy Committee Member, discusses Tuesday's senate debate on energy policy. Sen. Sessions supports the Republican energy plan, S2958, that is intened to increase the supply of oil by allowing leases for drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf, drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, construct more refineries, spur production of alternative fuels such as advanced batteries, and mandate production of 6 billion gallons clean coal by 2022.
Washington, DC
: 27 min.
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Ambassador Greg Schulte, U.S. Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency is the featured speaker at a forum on nuclear energy and proliferation hosted by The Woodrow Wilson Int'l Center for Scholars. The Ambassador has been deeply involved in U.S. efforts to limit Iran’s nuclear program, develop a series of multilateral nuclear fuel assurances, and other nonproliferation initiatives at the IAEA.
Washington, DC
: 53 min.
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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is the featured speaker at a Brookings Institution panel discussion on the energy challenges facing the next president.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 43 min.
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Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) chairs a hearing on whether politics is interfering with how science is used in environmental regulatory decisions, including recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory actions on air and children’s health.
Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 57 min.
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House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), and Democratic Committee Chairs and Members hold a news conference to discuss proposals to combat skyrocketing energy prices and create a new direction for energy independence.
Washington, DC
: 43 min.
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After meeting privately President Bush and the Republican House Leadership speak to the press on the housing market, gasoline prices, and other issues.
Washington, DC
: 6 min.
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Diesel fuel prices have risen almost 25% since January. A House Transportation Subcmte. looks at the impact of rising fuel costs on the trucking industry. The members also examine how fuel surcharges are set and collected.
Washington, DC
: 3 hr. 16 min.
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