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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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Todd Spencer, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, Executive Vice President talks about rising diesel costs & the trucking industry. On Capitol Hill today, the Highways and Transit Subcommittee held a hearing on the rising costs of diesel fuel and the effect on the trucking industry. Mr. Spencer discusses suggested federal assistance and his testimony.
Washington, DC
: 24 min.
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Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) moderated a House Republican Policy Committee roundtable discussion on the unintentional effects certain forms of alternative energy may have on the world's food supply.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 5 min.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and other Republican leaders conduct a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to discuss their plan to increase American energy and American jobs.
Washington, DC
: 34 min.
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Paul Roberts, Mother Jones, Contributing Writer, discusses his cover story in the May/June issue called "The Seven Myths of Energy Independence". Mr. Roberts argues that instead of focusing on foreign oil, U.S. policymakers should focus on developing a secure and sustainable energy system-one that is safe, affordable and environmentally and politically sustainable.
Washington, DC
: 57 min.
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The impact of climate change on coral reefs and fish stocks is the subject of a House Select Energy Cmte. hearing on the state of the oceans. Witnesses include Sylvia Earle, the National Geographic Society's explorer-in-residence.
Washington, DC
: 1 hr. 23 min.
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Franklin Rusco, Government Accountability Office, Acting Director, discusses the role of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in energy secutiry. Mr. Rusco testiried on the role of the Reserve in front of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence.
Washington, DC
: 42 min.
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