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April 24, 2008

Oil Prices and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Witnesses testified about the economic impact of rising international oil prices, the administration of the strategic petroleum oil reserve,… read more

Witnesses testified about the economic impact of rising international oil prices, the administration of the strategic petroleum oil reserve, and proposals to suspend purchases of oil for the petroleum reserve to reduce gas prices in the U.S. They also talked about the impact of speculation in the oil market and factors that have artificially driven prices above expected market values. close

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David Berry Vice President Swift Transportation
Kevin Book Vice President & Sr. Analyst Friedman, Billings and Ramsey

Mark N. Cooper Director Consumer Federation of America->Research
Melanie Kenderine Associate Director Massachusetts Institute of Technology->Energy Policy Research
Frank Rusco Director Government Accountability Office->Natural Resources and Environment Issues
Earl Blumenauer U.S. Representative [D] Oregon
John Hall U.S. Representative [D] New York
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin U.S. Representative [D] South Dakota
Jay Inslee U.S. Representative [D] Washington
John B. Larson U.S. Representative [D] Connecticut
Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
Jerry McNerney U.S. Representative [D] California
James Sensenbrenner Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin
John Shadegg U.S. Representative [R] Arizona

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House Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee

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Program ID:: 205029-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 24, 2008 | 7:54pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Apr 27, 2008 | 4:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Apr 24, 2008 | 7:54pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 24, 2008 | 8:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 25, 2008 | 12:34am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 25, 2008 | 4:47am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 25, 2008 | 12:17pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 27, 2008 | 4:21pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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