Congressional Gold Medal Awards
Former President Gerald and Mrs. Betty Ford were presented with the Congressional Gold Medal Award for their service to the nation. Former President Ford was honored for healing the nation a…
641 viewsFormer President Gerald and Mrs. Betty Ford were presented with the Congressional Gold Medal Award for their service to the nation. Former President Ford was honored for healing the nation a…
641 viewsSpencer Abraham talked about his book Lights Out: Ten Myths About (and Real Solutions to) America’s Energy Crisis (St. Martin’s Press). In his book, the former secretary of energy debunks my…
195 viewsFormer Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham talked about the challenges and threats to energy supply in the U.S. In his remarks he talked about the safety of nuclear energy and the difficulty of…
288 viewsMarking the 25th anniversary of the Federalist Society, three U.S. Supreme Court Justices and other dignitaries congratulated the Society, described its history, and praised its founders. …
692 viewsSecretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham, responded to reporters' questions about U.S. energy policy. Among the specific topics addressed were energy legislation, oil prices, the strategic petro…
38 viewsRepublican and Democratic Senators paid tribute to Senator Thurmond to his 41 years and 10 months of service, which breaks the record of Carl Hayden from Arizona. They talked about their rel…
157 viewsCongress honored Rosa Parks for her courage when she defied authority by refusing to relinquish her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955 and her advocacy of civil rights since then. Ms. Park…
3,008 viewsFamily and friends, including members of Congress and prominent conservatives, came together to celebrate the publication of former Senator Jesse Helms' book Here’s Where I Stand: A Memoir, …
851 viewsFollowing meetings of eight separate panels at an economic forum sponsored by the White House, participants talked about their panel discussions on various aspects of the state of the econom…
131 viewsEnergy Secretary Spencer Abraham spoke about his relationship with Senator Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) and the role of the Senate in shaping the federal judiciary. Senator Frist spoke about Rep…
53 viewsEnergy Secretary Spencer Abraham talked about Energy Department security initiatives and his vision for the future of Energy Department security. Among the specific topics addressed were the…
27 viewsSecretary Abraham testified about funding requests for the Energy Department. He also talked about gasoline prices, energy consumption issues, alternative energy sources, and the energy dist…
117 viewsSpencer Abraham US Energy Secretary, and Herb Dhaliwal Canadian Natural Resources Minister talked about the causes of the August power outage that effected large parts of the eastern United …
159 viewsSecretary Abraham spoke about the role of science in the Department of Energy. Among the topics he addressed were research programs at government laboratories, facilities available for resea…
45 viewsSecretary Abraham testified about an August 14 power blackout in the Northeast U.S. and Canada, investigations into the power outages, and potential steps to avoid such accidents in the futu…
96 viewsEnergy Secretary Spencer Abraham and others talked to reporters about the status on an investigation into recent power outages across the Northeast and about the duties of a joint task force…
81 viewsSecretary Abraham and Minister Dhaliwal spoke to reporters about their meeting on the joint investigation into the Northeast power outage. They talked about the progress made in the investig…
40 viewsSecretary Energy Spencer Abraham talked about the joint task force established by President George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien to investigate the electricity grid failu…
45 viewsFollowing an appearance on NBC television, Secretary Abraham responded to questions from reporters. Among the topics addressed were the investigation into the northeast power outages, and en…
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